Sahih Muslim

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that the first man who discussed about
Qadr(Divine Decree) in Basra was Ma'bad al-Juhani. I along with Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman Himyari set out for prilgrimage or for 'Umrah and said: Should it so happen that we come into contact with one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) we shall ask him a bout what is talked about Taqdir (Division Decree). Accidentally we came across Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and I surrounded him. One of us (stood) on his right and the other stood on his left. I expected that my companion would authorize me to speak. I therefore said: Abu Abdur Rahman! there have appeared some people in our land who recite the Holy Qur'an and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about their affairs, added: They (such people) claim that there is no such thing as Divine Decree and events are not predestined. He (Abdullah ibn Umar) said: When you happen to meet such people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way responsible for my (belief). Abdullah ibn Umar swore by Him (the Lord) (and said): If any one of them (who does not believe in the Divine Decree) had with him gold equal to the bulk of (the mountain) Uhud and then, it (in the way of Allah), Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith in Divine Decree. He further said: My father, Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet)
remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings. He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion.

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that when Ma'bad discussed the problem pertaining to Divine Decree, we refuted that. He (the narrator) said: I and Humaid b. Abdur-Rahman Himyari argued. And they carried on the conversation about the purport of the hadith related by Kahmas and its chain of transmission too, and there is some variation of words.

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur and Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman that the said: We met Abdullah b. 'Umar and we discussed about the Divine Decree, and what they talked about it and he narrated the hadith that has been transmitted by 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Apostle (may peace be upon him). There is a slight variation in that.

Abu Huraira reported:
One day the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) appeared before
the public that a man came to him and said: Prophet of Allah, (tell me)
what is Iman. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm
your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Messengers
and that you affirm your faith in the Resurrection hereafter. He
(again) said: Messenger of Allah, (tell me) what does al-Islam signify.
He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Al-Islam signifies that you worship
Allah and do not associate anything with Him and you establish
obligatory prayer and you pay the obligatory poor-rate (Zakat) and you
observe the fast of Ramadan. He (the inquirer) again said: Messenger of
Allah, what does al-Ihsan imply ? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That
you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, and in case you fail to see
Him, then observe prayer (with this idea in your mind) that (at least)
He is seeing you. He (the inquirer ) again said: Messenger of Allah,
when would there be the hour (of Doom) ? He (the Holy Prophet) replied:
The one who is asked about it is no better informed than the inquirer.
I, however, narrate some of its signs (and these are): when the
slave-girl will give birth to he master, when the naked, barefooted
would become the chiefs of the people - these are some of the signs of
(Doom). (Moreover) when the shepherds of the black (camels) would exult
themselves in buildings, this is one of the signs of (Doom). (Doom) is
one of the five (happenings wrapped in the unseen) which no one knows
but Allah. Then he (the Messenger of Allah) recited (the verse) :
"Verily Allah! with Him alone is the knowledge of the hour and He it is
Who sends (down the rain) and knows that which is in the wombs and no
person knows whatsoever he shall earn tomorrow, and a person knows not
in whatsoever land he shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing, Aware . He
(the narrator, Abu Huraira) said: Then the person turned back and went
away. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Bring that
man back to me. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet present there)
went to bring him back, but they saw nothing there. Upon this the
Messenger of Allah remarked : he was Gabriel, who came to teach the
people their religion.

This hadith is narrated
to us on the authority of Muhammad b. 'Abdullah b. Numair, on the
authority of Muhammad b. Bishr, on the authority of Abd Hayyan al-Taymi
with the exception that in this narration (instead of the words (Iza
Waladat al'amah rabbaha), the words are (Iza Waladat al'amah Ba'laha),
i,e, when slave-girl gives birth to her master.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Ask me (about matters pertaining to religion), but they (the
Companions of the Holy Prophet) were too much overawed out of profound
respect for him to ask him (anything). In the meanwhile a man came
there, and sat near his knees and said: Messenger of Allah, what
al-lslam is?-to which he (the Holy Prophet)replied: You must not
associate anything with Allah, and establish prayer, pay the poor-rate
(Zakat) and observe (the fasts) of Ramadan. He said : You (have) told
the truth. He (again) said: Messenger of Allah, what al-Iman (the
faith) is? He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you affirm your faith in
Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Apostles, and that you
believe in Resurrection and that you believe in Qadr (Divine Decree) in
all its entirety, He (the inquirer) said: You (have) told the truth. He
(again) said: Messenger of Allah, what al-Ihsan is? Upon this he (the
Holy Prophet) said: (Al-Ihsan implies) that you fear Allah as if you
are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you. He
(the inquirer) said: You(have) told the truth. He (the inquirer) said:
When there would be the hour (of Doom)? (Upon this) he (the HolyProphet
said:The one who is being asked about it is no better informed than the
inquirer himself. I,however,narrate some of its signs (and these
are):when you see a slave(woman)giving birth to her master - that is
one of the signs of (Doom); when you see barefooted, naked, deaf and
dumb (ignorant and foolish persons) as the rulers of the earth - that
is one of the signs of the Doom. And when you see the shepherds of
black camels exult in buildings - that is one of the signs of Doom. The
(Doom) is one of the five things (wrapped) in the unseen. No one knows
them except Allah. Then(the Holy Prophet) recited (the folowing verse):
"Verily Allah ! with Him alone is the knowledge of the hour and He it
is Who sends down the rain and knows that which is in the wombs and no
person knows whatsoever he shall earn on morrow and a person knows not
in whatsoever land he shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing,Aware. He (the
narrator, Abu Huraira) said: Then the person stood up an (made his
way). The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Bring him
back to me. He was searched for, but they (the Companions of the Holy
Prophet) could not find him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) thereupon said: He was Gabriel and he wanted to teach you (things
pertaining to religion) when you did not ask (them yourselves).

It is reported on the
authority of Talha b. 'Ubaidullah that a person with dishevelled hair,
one of the people of Nejd, came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him). We heard the humming of his voice but could not fully
discern what he had been saying, till he came nigh to the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him). It was then (disclosed to us) that he
was asking questions pertaining to Islam. The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Five prayers during the day and the night.
(Upon this he said: Am I obliged to say any other (prayer) besides
these? He (the Holy Prophet,) said: No, but whatever you observe
voluntarily, out of your own free will, and the fasts of Ramadan. The
inquirer said: Am I obliged to do anything else besides this? He (the
Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you do out of your own free will.
And the Messenger of Allah told him about the Zakat (poor-rate). The
inquirer said: Am I obliged to pay anything else besides this ? He (the
Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you pay voluntarily out of your
own free will. The man turned back and was saying: I would neither make
any addition to this, nor will decrease anything out of it. The Prophet
remarked: He is successful, if he is true to what he affirms.

Another hadith, the
like of which has been narrated by Malik (b. Anas) (and mentioned
above) is also reported by Talha b. 'Ubaidullah, with the only
variation that the Holy Prophet remarked: By his father, he shall
succeed if he were true (to what he professed), or: By his father, he
would enter heaven if he were true (to what he professed).

It is reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik that he said: We were forbidden that we should ask anything (without the genuine need) from the Holy Prophet. It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and asked him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it. A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us your assertion that verily Allah had sent you (as a prophet). He (the
Holy Prophet) remarked: He told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: Who created the heaven? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who created the earth? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. Upon this he (the bedouin) remarked: By Him Who created the heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah (in fact) sent you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that five prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and the night. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told you the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i.e. prayers)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that Zakat had been made obligatory in our riches. He (the Holy Prophet) said. He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (Zakat)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast
every year during the month of Ramadan. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the fasts of Ramadan)?
He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (of Ka'bah) had been made obligatory for him who is able to undertake the journey to it. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. The narrator said that he (the bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked:'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them. Upon this the Holy Prophet remarked: If he were true (to what he said) he must enter Paradise.

It is narrated on the
authority of Thabit that Anas said: We were forbidden in the Holy Qur'an that we should ask about anything from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and then Anas reported the hadith in similar words.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari that once during the journey of the Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) a bedouin appeared before him and caught hold of the nosestring of his she-camel and then said, Messenger of Allah (or Muhammad), inform me about that which takes me near to Paradise and draws me away from the Fire (of Hell). He (the narrator) said: The Prophet (may peace be upon him) stopped for a while and cast a glance upon his companions and then said: He was afforded a
good opportunity (or he had been guided well). He (the Holy Prophet) addressing the bedouin said: (Repeat) whatever you have uttered. He (the bedouin) repeated that. Upon this the Apostle (may peace be upon him) remarked: The deed which can draw you near to Paradise and take you away from Hell is, that you worship Allah and associate none with Him, and you establish prayer and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. After having uttered these words, the Holy Prophet asked the bedouin to
release the nosestring of his she-camel.

This hadith is
transmitted by Muhammad b. Hatim on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Ayyub that a man came to the Prophet (may peace be upon him) and said: Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked : If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that a bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, direct me to a deed by which I may be entitled to enter Paradise. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish the obligatory prayer, and pay the Zakat which is incumbent upon you, and observe the fast of Ramadan. He (the bedouin) said: By Him in Whose hand is my life, I will never add anything to it, nor will I diminish anything from it. When he (the bedouin) turned his back, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said: He who is pleased to see a man from the dwellers of Paradise should catch a glimpse of him.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jabir that Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and said: Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah) ? The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) replied in the affirmative.

A similar hadith is
narrated on Jabir's authority in which the following words are added: I will do nothing more.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jabir that a man once said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Shall I enter Paradise in case I say the obligatory prayers, observe the (fasts) of Ramadan and treat that as lawful which has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah) and deny myself that what is forbidden, and make no addition to it? He (the Holy Prophet) replied in the affirmative. He (the inquirer) said: By Allah, I would add nothing to it.

It is narrated on the
authority of ('Abdullah) son of Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), i.e. the oneness of Allah, the establishment of prayer, payment of Zakat, the, fast of Ramadan, Pilgrimage (to Mecca).
A person said (to 'Abdullah b. Umar the narrator): Which of the two precedes the other-Pilgrimage or the fasts of Rarnadan? Upon this he (the narrator) replied: No (it is not the Pilgrimage first) but the fasts of Ramadan precede the Pilgrimage.

It is narrated on the
authority of ('Abdullah) son of 'Umar, that the Holy Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), i.e. Allah (alone) should be worshipped, and (all other gods) beside Him should be (categorically) denied. Establishment of prayer, the payment of Zakat, Pilgrimage to the House, and the fast of Ramadan (are the other obligatory acts besides the belief in the oneness of Allah and denial of all other gods).

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Abdullah son of 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: (The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), testifying (the fact) that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is His bondsman and messenger, and the establishment of prayer, payment of Zakat, Pilgrimage to the House (Ka'ba) and the fast of Ramadan.

It is reported on the
authority of Ta'us that a man said to 'Abdullah son of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Why don't you carry out a military expedition? Upon which he replied: I heard the messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: Verily, al-Islam is founded on five (pillars): testifying the fact that there is no god but Allah, establishment of prayer, payment of Zakat, fast of Ramadan and Pilgrimage to the House.

It is narrated on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas that a delegation of Abdul Qais came to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of
Allah, verily ours is a tribe of Rabi'a and there stand between you and
us the unbelievers of Mudar and we find no freedom to come to you
except in the sacred month. Direct us to an act which we should
ourselves perform and invite those who live beside us. Upon this the
Prophet remarked: I command you to do four things and prohibit you
against four acts. (The four deeds which you are commanded to do are):
Faith in Allah, and then he explained it for them and said: Testifying
the fact. that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the
messenger of Allah, performance of prayer, payment of Zakat, that you
pay Khums (one-fifth) of the booty fallen to your lot, and I prohibit
you to use round gourd, wine jars, wooden pots or skins for wine.
Khalaf b. Hisham has made this addition in his narration: Testifying
the fact that there is no god but Allah, and then he with his finger
pointed out the oneness of the Lord.

Abu Jamra reported: I
was an interpreter between Ibn Abbas and the people, that a woman
happened to come there and asked about nabidh or the pitcher of wine.
He replied: A delegation of the people of 'Abdul-Qais came to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (the Holy Prophet) asked
the delegation or the people (of the delegation about their identity).
They replied that they belonged to the tribe of Rabi'a. He (the Holy
Prophet) welcomed the people or the delegation which were neither
humiliated nor put to shame. They (the members of the delegation) said:
Messenger of Allah, we come to you from a far-off distance and there
lives between you and us a tribe of the unbelievers of Mudar and ,
therefore, it is not possible for us to come to you except in the
sacred months. Thus direct us to a clear command, about which we should
inform people beside us and by which we may enter heaven. He (the Holy
Prophet) replied: I command you to do four deeds and forbid you to do
four (acts), and added : I direct you to affirm belief in Allah alone,
and then asked them: Do you know what belief in Allah really implies ?
They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet said: It
implies testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and that
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, establishment of prayer, payment of
Zakat, fast of Ramadan, that you pay one-fifth of the booty (fallen to
your lot) and I forbid you to use gourd, wine jar, or a receptacle for
wine. Shu'ba sometimes narrated the word naqir (wooden pot) and
sometimes narrated it as muqayyar. The Holy Prophet also said : Keep it
in your mind and inform those who have been left behind.

There is another hadith
narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas (the contents of which are
similar to the one) narrated by Shu'ba in which the Holy Prophet (may
peace be upon him) said: I forbid you to prepare nabidh in a gourd,
hollowed block of wood, a varnished jar or receptacle. Ibn Mu'adh made
this addition on the authority of his father that the Messenger of
Allah said to Ashajj, of the tribe of 'Abdul-Qais: You possess two
qualities which are liked by Allah: insight and deliberateness.

It is reported on the
authority of Qatada that one among the delegates of the 'Abdul-Qais
tribe narrated this tradition to him. Sa'id said that Qatada had
mentioned the name of Abu Nadra on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri
who narrated this tradition: That people from the- tribe of 'Abdul-Qais
came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said:
Messenger of Allah, we belong to the tribe of Rabi'a and there live
between you and us the unbelievers of the Mudar tribe and we find it
impossible to come to you except in the sacred months; direct us to a
deed which we must communicate to those who have been left behind us
and by doing which we may enter heaven. Upon this the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: I enjoin upon you four (things) and
forbid you to do four (things): worship Allah and associate none with
Him, establish prayer, pay Zakat, and observe the fast of Ramadan, and
pay the fifth part out of the booty. And I prohibit you from four
(things): dry gourds, green-coloured jars, hollowed stumps of
palm-trees, and receptacles. They (the members of the delegation) said:
Do you know what al-naqir is? He replied: Yes, it is a stump which you
hollow out and in which you throw small dates.Sa'id said: He (the Holy
Prophet) used the word tamar (dates). (The Holy Prophet then added):
Then you sprinkle water over it and when its ebullition subsides, you
drink it (and you are so intoxicated) that one amongst you, or one
amongst them (the other members of your tribe, who were not present
there) strikes his cousin with the sword. He (the narrator) said: There
was a man amongst us who had sustained injury on this very account due
to (intoxication), and he told that he tried to conceal it out of shame
from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I, however,
inquired from the Messenger of Allah (it we discard those utensils
which you have forbidden us to use), then what type of vessels should
be used for drink? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: In the waterskin the
mouths of which are tied (with a string). They (again) said: Prophet of
Allah, our land abounds in rats and water-skins cannot remain
preserved. The holy Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) said:
(Drink in water-skins) even if these arenibbled by rats. And then
(addressing) al-Ashajj of 'Abdul-Qais he said: Verily, you possess two
such qualities which Allah loves: insight and deliberateness.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Said al-Khudri that when the delegation of the tribe
of Abdul-Qais came to the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him),
(its members) said: Apostle of Allah, may God enable us to lay down our
lives for you, which beverage is good for us? He (the Prophet) said:
(Not to speak of beverages, I would lay stress) that you should not
drink in the wine jars. They said: Apostle of Allah, may God enable us
to lay down our lives for you, do you know what al-naqir is? He (the
Holy Prophet) replied: Yes, it is a stump which you hollow out in the
middle, and added : Do not use gourd or receptacle (for drink). Use
water-skin the mouth of which is tied with a thong (for this purpose).

It is reported on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas that Mu'adh said: The Messenger of Allah sent
me (as a governor of Yemen) and (at the time of departure) instructed
me thus: You will soon find yourself in a community one among the
people of the Book, so first call them to testify that there is no god
but Allah, that I (Muhammad) am the messenger of Allah, and if they
accept this, then tell them Allah has enjoined upon them five prayers
during the day and the night and if they accept it, then tell them that
Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them that it should be collected
from the rich and distributed among the poor, and if they agree to it
don't pick up (as a share of Zakat) the best of their wealths. Beware
of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between
him and Allah.

It is narrated on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) sent Mu'adh towards Yemen (as governor) he said to him:
Verily you would reach a community of the people of the Book, the very
first thing to which you should call them is the worship of Allah, may
His Glory be Magnificent, and when they become fully aware of Allah,
instruct them that He has enjoined five prayers on them during the day
and the night, and when the begin observing it, then instruct them that
verily Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them which would be
collected from the wealthy amongst them and distributed to their needy
ones, and when they submit to it, then collect it from them and avoid
(the temptation) of selecting the best (items) of their riches.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) breathed his last and Abu Bakr was appointed as his successor
(Caliph), those amongst the Arabs who wanted to become apostates became
apostates. 'Umar b. Khattab said to Abu Bakr: Why would you fight
against the people, when the Messenger of Allah declared : I have been
directed to fight against people so long as they do not say: There is
no god but Allah, and he who professed it was granted full protection
of his property and life on my behalf except for a right? His (other)
affairs rest with Allah. Upon this Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I would
definitely fight against him who severed prayer from Zakat, for it is
the obligation upon the rich. By Allah, I would fight against them even
to secure the cord (used for hobbling the feet of a camel) which they
used to give to the Messenger of Allah (as zakat) but now they have
withheld it. Umar b. Khattab remarked: By Allah, I found nothing but
the fact that Allah had opened the heart of Abu Bakr for (perceiving
the justification of) fighting (against those who refused to pay Zakat)
and I fully recognized that the (stand of Abu Bakr) was right.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been
commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that
there is no god but Allah, and he who professed it was guaranteed the
protection of his property and life on my behalf except for the right
affairs rest with Allah.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: I
have been commanded to fight against people, till they testify to the
fact that there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the
messenger (from the Lord) and in all that I have brought. And when they
do it, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf
except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been
commanded that I should fight against people till they declare that
there is no god but Allah, and when they profess it that there is no
god but Allah, their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my
behalf except where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with
Allah, and then he (the Holy Prophet) recited (this verse of the Holy
Qur'an): "Thou art not over them a warden" (lxxxviii, 22).

It has been narrated on
the authority of Abdullah b. 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: I
have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that
there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and
they establish prayer, and pay Zakat and if they do it, their blood and
property are guaranteed protection on my behalf except when justified
by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.

It Is narrated on the
authority of Abu Malik: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) say: He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made
a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah, his
property and blood became inviolable, an their affairs rest with Allah.

Abu Malik narrated on
the authority of his father that he heard the Apostle (may peace be
upon him) say: He who held belief in the unity of Allah, and then
narrated what has been stated above.

It is reported by Sa'id
b. Musayyib who narrated it on the authority of his father (Musayyib b. Hazm) that when Abu Talib was about to die, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) came to him and found with him Abu Jahl ('Amr b. Hisham) and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya ibn al-Mughirah. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: My uncle, you just make a profession that there is no god but Allah, and I will bear testimony before Allah (of your being a believer), Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya addressing him said: Abu Talib, would you abandon the religion of 'Abdul-Muttalib? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) constantly requested him (to accept his offer),and(on the other hand) was repeated the same statement (of Abu Jahl and 'Abdullah b. Abi Umayya) till Abu Talib gave his final decision and be stuck to the religion of 'Abdul-Muttalib and refused to profess that there is no god but Allah. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: By Allah, I will persistently beg pardon for you till I am forbidden to do so (by God), It was then that Allah, the Magnificent and the Glorious, revealed this verse:

"It is not meet for
the Prophet and for those who believe that they should beg pardon for
the polytheists, even though they were their kith and kin, after it had
been made known to them that they were the denizens of Hell" (ix. 113)

And it was said to the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him):

"Verily thou canst
not guide to the right path whom thou lovest. And it is Allah Who guideth whom He will, and He knoweth best who are the guided"(xxviii,56).

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said to his uncle
at the time of his death: Make a profession of it that there is no god
but Allah and I will bear testimony (of your being a Muslim) on the Day
of judgment. But he (Abu Talib) refused to do so. Then Allah revealed
this verse:

"Verily thou canst
not guide to the right path whom thou lovest. And it is Allah Who guideth whom He will and He knoweth best who are the guided" (xxviii.56).

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said to his uncle (at the time of his death):Make a profession of it that there is no god but Allah and I will bear testimony (of your being a Muslim) on the Day of judgment. He (Abu Talib) said: Were it not the fear of the Quraysh blaming me (and) saying that it was the fear of (approaching death) that induced me to do so, I would have certainly delighted your eyes. It was then that Allah revealed:

"Verily thou canst
not guide to the right path whom thou lovest. And it is Allah Who guideth whom He will and He knoweth best who are the guided" (xxviii-56).

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Uthman that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said. He who died knowing (fully well) that there is no god but
Allah entered Paradise.

It is narrated on the
authority of Humran that he heard Uthman saying this: I heard the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) uttering these words (as
stated above).

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira: We were accompanying the Apostle (may peace
be upon him) in a march (towards Tabuk). He (the narrator) said: The
provisions with the people were almost depleted. He (the narrator)
said: (And the situation became so critical) that they (the men of the
army) decided to slaughter some of their camels. He (the narrator)
said: Upon this Umar said: Messenger of Allah, I wish that you should
pool together what has been left out of the provisions with the people
and then invoke (the blessings of) Allah upon it. He (the narrator)
said: He (the Holy Prophet) did it accordingly. He (the narrator) said:
The one who had wheat in his possession came there with wheat. He who
had dates with him came there with dates. And Mujahid said: He who
possessed stones of dates came there with stones. I (the narrator)
said: What did they do with the date-stones. They said: They (the
people) sucked them and then drank water over them. He (the narrator
said): He (the Holy Prophet) invoked the blessings (of Allah) upon them
(provisions). He (the narrator) said: (And there was such a miraculous
increase in the stocks) that the people replenished their provisions
fully. He (the narrator) said: At that time he (the Holy Prophet) said:
I bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah, and I am
His messenger. The bondsman who would meet Allah without entertaining
any doubt about these (two fundamentals) would enter heaven.

It is narrated either
on the authority of Abu Huraira or that of Abu Sa'id Khudri. The
narrator A'mash has narrated this hadith with a little bit of doubt
(about the name of the very first narrator who was in direct contact
with the Holy Prophet. He was either Abu Huraira or Abu Sa'id Khudri.
Both are equally reliable transmitters of the traditions). He (the
narrator) said: During the time of Tabuk expedition, the (provisions)
ran short and the men (of the army) suffered starvation; they said:
Messenger of Allah, would you permit us to slay our camels? We would
eat them and use their fat. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Do as you please. He (the narrator) said: Then 'Umar came
there and said: Messenger of Allah, if you do that (if you give your
consent and the men begin to slay their camels), the riding animals
would become short. But (I would suggest you to) summon them along with
the provisions left with them Then invoke Allah's blessings on them
(different items of the provisions) It is hoped Allah shall bless them.
The Messenger of Allah replied in the affirmative. (the narrator) said:
He called for a leather mat to be used as a table cloth and spread it
out. Then he called people along with the remaining portions of their
provisions. He (the narrator) said: Someone was coming with handful of
mote, another was coming with a handful of dates, still another was
coming with a portion of bread, till small quantities of these things
were collected on the table cloth. He (the narrator said): Then the
messenger of Allah invoked blessing (on them) and said: Fill your
utensils with these provisions. He (the narrator) said: They filled
their vessel to the brim with them, and no one amongst the army (which
comprised of 30,000 persons) was left even with a single empty vessel.
He (the narrator) aid: They ate to their fill, and there was still a
surplus. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
remarked: I bear testimony that there is no god but Allah and I am the
messenger of Allah. The man who meets his Lord without harboring any
doubt about these two (truths) would never be kept away from Paradise.

It is narrated on the
authority of Ubadah b. Samit that the messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) observed : He who said: "There is no god but Allah, He is One
and there is no associate with Him, that Muhammad is his servant and
His messenger, that Christ is servant and the son of His slave-girl and
he (Christ) His word which He communicated to Mary and is His Spirit,
that Paradise is a fact and Hell is a fact," Allah would make him (he
who affirms these truths enter Paradise through any one of its eight
doors which he would like.

It is narrated on the
authority of Umar b. Hani with the same chain of transmitters with the
exception of these words: Allah would make him (he who affirms these
truths) enter Paradise through one of the eight doors which he would
like.

It is narrated on the
authority of Sunabihi that he went to Ubada b. Samit when he was about
to die. I burst into tears. Upon this he said to me: Allow me some time
(so that I may talk with you). Why do you weep? By Allah , if I am
asked to bear witness, I would certainly testify for you (that you are
a believer). Should I be asked to intercede, I would certainly
intercede for you, and if I have the power, I would certainly do good
to you, and then observed: By Allah, never did I hear anything from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) which could have been a
source of benefit to you and then not conveyed it to you except this
single hadith. That I intend to narrate to you today, since I am going
to breathe my last. I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) say: He who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, Allah would prohibit the fire of
Hell for him.

It is narrated on the
authority of Mu'adh b. Jabal: I was riding behind the Prophet (may
peace be upon him) and there was nothing between him and me but the
rear part of the saddle, when he said: Mu'adh b.Jabal : To which I
replied: At your beck and call, and at your pleasure, Messenger of
Allah ! He moved along for a few minutes, when again he said: Mu'adh b.
Jabal : To which I replied: At your beck and call, and at your
pleasure, Messenger of Allah ! He then again moved along for a few
minutes and said: Mu'adh b. Jabal : To which I replied . At your beck
and call, and at your pleasure. Messenger of Allah He,(the Holy
Prophet) said: Do you know what right has Allah upon His servants? I
said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said:
Verily the right of Allah over His servants is that they should worship
Him, not associating anything with Him. He (the Holy Prophet) with
Mu'adh behind him, moved along for a few minutes and said: Mu'adh b.
Jabal: To which I replied: At your beck and call, and at your pleasure,
Messenger of Allah ! He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know what
rights have servants upon Allah in case they do it (i.e. they worship
Allah without associating anything with Him)? I (Mu'adh b. Jabal)
replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. (Upon this) he (the Holy
Prophet) remarked: That He would not torment them (with the fire of
Hell).

It is narrated on the
authority of Mu'adh b. Jabal that he observed: I was riding behind the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) on an ass known as 'Ufair.
He (Mu'adh) observed: He (the Holy Prophet) said: Mu'adh, do you know
what right has Allah over His bondsmen and what right have His bondsmen
over Him ? Mu'adh added: I replied: Allah and his Messenger know best.
Upon this he(the Holy Prophet remarked: The right of Allah over His
bondsmen is that they should worship Allah and should not associate
anything with Him, and the right of His bondsmen over Allah, Glorious
and Sublime, is that He does not punish him who associates not anything
with Him. He (Mu'adh) added: I said to the Messenger of Allah: Should I
then give the tidings to the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not
tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.

It is narrated on the
authority of Mu'adh b. Jabal that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: Mu'adh, do you know the right of Allah over His
bondsmen? He (Mu'adh) said: Allah and His Apostle know best. He (the
Messenger of Allah) said: That Allah alone should be worshipped and
nothing should be associated with Him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What
right have they (bondsmen) upon Him in case they do it? He (Mu'adh)
said: Allah and His Apostle know best. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That
He would not punish them.

It is narrated on the
authority of Aswad b. Hilal that he heard Mu'adh say this: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) called, me and I replied to
him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you know the right of Allah upon
the people ? and then followed the hadith (mentioned above).

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira: We were sitting around the Messenger of Allah
(may peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Bakr and Umar were also
there among the audience. In the meanwhile the Messenger of Allah got
up and left us, He delayed in coming back to us, which caused anxiety
that he might be attacked by some enemy when we were not with him; so
being alarmed we got up. I was the first to be alarmed. I, therefore,
went out to look for the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be
upon him) and came to a garden belonging to the Banu an-Najjar, a
section of the Ansar went round it looking for a gate but failed to
find one. Seeing a rabi' (i.e. streamlet) flowing into the garden from
a well outside, drew myself together, like a fox, and slinked into (the
place) where God's Messenger was. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is it Abu
Huraira? I (Abu Huraira) replied: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy
Prophet) said: What is the matter with you? replied: You were amongst
us but got up and went away and delayed for a time, so fearing that you
might be attacked by some enemy when we were not with you, we became
alarmed. I was the first to be alarmed. So when I came to this garden,
I drew myself together as a fox does, and these people are following
me. He addressed me as Abu Huraira and gave me his sandals and said:
Take away these sandals of mine, and when you meet anyone outside this
garden who testifies that there is no god but Allah, being assured of
it in his heart, gladden him by announcing that he shall go to
Paradise. Now the first one I met was Umar. He asked: What are these
sandals, Abu Huraira? I replied: These are the sandals of the Messenger
of Allah with which he has sent me to gladden anyone I meet who
testifies that there is no god but Allah, being assured of it in his
heart, with the announcement that he would go to Paradise. Thereupon
'Umar struck me on the breast and I fell on my back. He then said: Go
back, Abu Huraira, So I returned to the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him), and was about to break into tears. 'Umar followed me
closely and there he was behind me. The Messenger of Allah (may peace
and blessings be on him) said: What is the matter with you, Abu
Huraira? I said: I happened to meet 'Umar and conveyed to him the
message with which you sent me. He struck me on my breast which made me
fall down upon my back and ordered me to go back. Upon this the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: What prompted you to
do this, 'Umar? He said: Messenger of Allah, my mother and father be
sacrificed to thee, did you send Abu Huraira with your sandals to
gladden anyone he met and who testified that there is no god but Allah,
and being assured of it in his heart, with the tidings that he would go
to Paradise? He said: Yes. Umar said: Please do it not, for I am afraid
that people will trust in it alone; let them go on doing (good) deeds.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Well, let them.

It is reported on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that the Prophet of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) addressed Mu'adh b. Jabal as he was riding
behind him to which he replied: At thy beck and call, and at thy
pleasure, Messenger of Allah. He again called out: Mu'adh, to which he
(again) replied: At thy beck and call, and at thy pleasure. He (the
Holy Prophet) addressed him (again): Mu'adh, to which he replied: At
thy beck and call, and at thy pleasure, Messenger of Allah. Upon this
he (the Holy Prophet) observed: If anyone testifies (sincerely from his
heart) that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His
bondsman and His messenger, Allah immuned him from Hell. He (Mu'adh)
said: Messenger of Allah, should I not then inform people of it, so
that they may be of good cheer? He replied: Then they would trust in it
alone. Mu'adh told about it at the time of his death, to avoid sinning.

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Itban b. Malik that he came to Medina and said: Something
had gone wrong with my eyesight. I, therefore, sent (a message to the
Holy Prophet): Verily it is my ardent desire that you should kindly
grace my house with your presence and observe prayer there so, that I
should make that corner a place of worship.He said: The Prophet (may
peace be upon him) came there,and those amongst the Companions whom
Allah willed also accompanied him. He entered (my place) and offered
prayer at my residence and his Companions began to talk amongst
themselves (and this conversation centered round hypocrites), and then
the conspicuous one, Malik b. Dukhshum was made the target and they
wished that he (the Holy Prophet) should curse him and he should die or
he should meet some calamity. In the meanwhile the Messenger of Allah
(may peace and blessings be upon him) completed his prayer and said:
Does Malik b. Dukhshum not testify the fact that there is no god but
Allah and verily I am the messenger of Allah. They replied: He makes a
profession of it (no doubt) but does not do it out of (sincere) heart.
He (the Holy Prophet) said: He who testifies that there is no god but
Allah and I am the messenger of Allah would not enter Hell or its
(flames) would not consume him. Anas said: This hadith impressed me
very much and I told my son to write it down.

It is narrated on the
authority of Anas that 'Itban b. Malik told him that he became blind.
He sent a message to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
that he should come and mark a place of worship for him. Thereupon came
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and his people and then
there was a discussion among them about a man who was known as Malik b.
Dukhshum, and subsequently the narrator described the hadith of
Sulaiman b. Mughira as stated above.

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Abbas b. 'Abdul-Muttalib that he heard the Messenger of
Allah saying: He relished the flavor of faith (Iman) who became the
book of faith pleased with Allah as Lord, with al-Islam as the code of
life and with Muhammad as the Messenger (of Allah).

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Prophet (may peace be upon him) said:
Iman has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of Iman.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) said: Faith has over seventy branches or over
sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that
there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the, removal of
what is injurious from the path: and modesty is the branch of faith.

Salim reported on the
authority of his father that the Prophet (may peace and blessings be
upon him) heard a man instruction his brother about modesty. Upon this
the Prophet remarked: Modesty is an ingredient of Iman (faith).

Zuhri has narrated this
hadith with the addition of these words: He (the Holy Prophet) happened
to pass by a mass of Ansar who was instructing his brother (about
modesty).

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Imran b. Husain that the Prophet (may peace and blessings
be upon him) said: Modesty brings forth nothing but goodness. Bushair
b. Ka'b said: It is recorded in the books of wisdom, there lies
sobriety in it and calmness of mind in it, Imran said: I am narrating
to you the tradition of the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings
be upon him) and you talk of your books.

It is narrated on the
authority of Qatada. We were sitting with 'Imran b. Husain in a company
and Bushair ibn Ka'b was also amongst us. 'Imran narrated to us that on
a certain occasion the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be
upon him) said: Modesty is a virtue through and through, or said:
Modesty is a goodness complete. Upon this Bushair ibn Ka'b said: Verily
we find in certain books or books of (wisdom) that it is God-inspired
peace of mind or sobriety for the sake of Allah and there is also a
weakness in it. Imran was so much enraged that his eyes became red and
he said: I am narrating to you the hadith of the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) and you are contradicting it. He (the narrator)
said: Imran reported the hadith, He (the narrator) said: Bushair
repeated,(the same thing). Imran was enraged. He (the narrator) said:
We asserted: Verily Bushair is one amongst us. Abu Nujaid ! There is
nothing wrong, with him (Bushair).

Ishaq b. Ibrahim
narrates this hadith of the Holy Prophet on the authority of Imran b.
Husain, like the one narrated by Hammad b. Zaid.

It is narrated on the authority of Sufyan b. 'Abdulla al-Thaqafi that he said: I asked the
Messenger of Allah to tell me about Islam a thing which might dispense with the necessity of my asking anybody after you. In the hadith of Abu Usama the (words) are: other than you. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: Say I affirm my faith in Allah and then remain steadfast to it.

It is narrated on the
authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Amr that a man asked the Messenger of Allah
(may peace and blessings be upon him) which of the merits (is superior)
in Islam. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: That you provide food and
extend greetings to one whom you know or do not know.

'Abdullah b. Amr b.
al-As is reported to have said: Verily a person asked the Messenger of
Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) who amongst the Muslims was
better. Upon this (the Holy Prophet) remarked: From whose hand and
tongue the Muslims are safe.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jabir that he heard the (Holy Prophet) say: A Muslim is he
from whose hand and tongue the Muslim's are safe.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Musa Ash'ari : I asked the Messenger of Allah which
(attribute) of Islam is more excellent. Upon this he remarked: One in
which the Muslims are safe, protected from the tongue and hand of
(other Muslims). Ibrahim b. Sa'id al-Jauhari has narrated this hadith
with the same words in addition to these. The Messenger of Allah (may
peace and blessings be upon him) was asked as to who amongst the
Muslims is better, and the rest of the hadith was narrated like this.

It is reported on the
authority of Anas that the Prophet of Allah (may peace and blessings be
upon him ) said: There are three qualities for which anyone who is
characterised by them will relish the sweetness of faith: he to whom
Allah and His Messenger are dearer than all else; he who loves a man
for Allah's sake alone; and he who has as great an abhorrence of
returning to unbelief after Allah has rescued him from it as he has of
being cast into Hell.

It is reported on the
authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: There are three qualities for which any one who is characterised
by them will relish the savour of faith: that he loves man and he does
not love him but for Allah's sake alone; he is to whom Allah and His
Messenger are dearer than all else; he who prefers to be thrown into
fire than to return to unbelief after Allah has rescued him out of it.

A similar hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas (with another chain of transmitters) with the exception of these words: that he again becomes a Jew or a Christian.

It is reported on the
authority of Anas that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: No bondsman believes, and, in the hadith narrated by Abdul
Warith, no person believes, till I am dearer to him than the members of
his household, his wealth and the whole of mankind.

It is reported on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah said: None of
you is a believer till I am dearer to him than his child, his father
and the whole of mankind.

It is arrested on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that the Prophet (may peace and blessings be
upon him) observed: one amongst you believes (truly) till one likes for
his brother or for his neighbour that which he loves for himself.

It is narrated on the
authority of Anas that the Prophet (may peace blessings be upon him)
observed: By Him in whose Hand is my life, no, bondsman (truly)
believes till he likes for his neighbour, or he (the Holy Prophet)
said: for his brother, whatever he likes for himself.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessing be upon him) observed: He will not enter Paradise whose
neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) observed: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either
utter good words or better keep silence; and he who believes in Allah
and the Last Day should treat his neighbour with kindness and he who
believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his
guest.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) observed: He who believes in Allah and the Last
Day does not harm is neighbour, and he who believes in Allah and the
Last Day shows hospitality to his guest and he who believes in Allah
and the Last Day speaks good or remains silent.

Another hadith similar
to one narrated (above) by Abu Husain is also reported by Abu Huraira
with the exception of these words: He (the Prophet) said: He should do
good to the neighbour.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Shuraih al-Khuzai' that the Prophet (may peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) observed: He who believes in Allah and
the Last Day should do good to his neighbour and he who believes in
Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to the guest and he who
believes in Allah and the Last Day should either speak good or better
remain silent.

It is narrated on the
authority of Tariq b. Shihab: It was Marwan who initiated (the
practice) of delivering khutbah (address) before the prayer on the 'Id
day. A man stood up and said: Prayer should precede khutbah. He
(Marwan) remarked, This (practice) has been done away with. Upon this
Abu Sa'id remarked: This man has performed (his duty) laid on him. I
heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: He who amongst you sees
something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if
he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his
tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he
should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of faith.

The same hadith of the
Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) has been reported by
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in connection with the story of Marwan.

It is narrated on the
authority 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
and blessings be upon him) observed: Never a Prophet had been sent
before me by Allah towards his nation who had not among his people
(his) disciples and companions who followed his ways and obeyed his
command. Then there came after them their successors who said whatever
they did not practise, and practised whatever they were not commanded
to do. He who strove against them with his hand was a believer: he who
strove against them with his tongue was a believer, and he who strove
against them with his heart was a believer and beyond that there is no
faith even to the extent of a mustard seed. Abu Rafi' said: I narrated
this hadith to 'Abdullah b. 'Umar; he contradicted me. There happened
to come 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud who stayed at Qanat, and 'Abdullah b 'Umar
wanted me to accompany him for visiting him(as 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud was
ailing), so I went along with him and as we sat (before him) I asked
Ibn Mas'ud about this hadith. He narrated it in the same way as I
narrated it to Ibn 'Umar.

The same hadith has
been transmitted by another chain of narrators on the authority of
'Abdullah b. Mas'ud who observed: Never was there one among the
prophets who had had not disciples who followed his direction and
followed his ways. The remaining part of the hadith is like that as
narrated by Salih but the arrival of Ibn Mas'ud and the meeting of Ibn
'Umar with him is not mentioned.

It is narrated on the
authority of Ibn Mas'ud that the Apostle of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) pointed towards Yemen with his hand and said:
Verily Iman is towards this side, and harshness and callousness of the
hearts is found amongst the rude owners of the camels who drive them
behind their tails (to the direction)where emerge the two horns of
Satan, they are the tribes of Rabi'a and Mudar.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah observed: There
have come the people of Yemen; they are tender of hearts, the belief is
that of the Yemenites, the understanding (of the faith) is that of the
Yemenites and sagacity is that of the Yemenites.

Abu Huraira reported
the same hadith which is transmitted to us by another chain of
transmitters, e.g. Muhammad b. al-Muthanna, Ishaq b. Yusuf Azraq, Ibn
'Aun, etc.

Abu Huraira reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed:
There came to you the people from Yemen; they are tender of hearts and
mild of feelings, the understanding is Yemenite, the sagacity is
Yemenite.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) remarked: The summit of unbelief is towards the
East and the pride and conceitedness is found among the owners of
horses and camels who are rude and uncivil, people of the tents, and
tranquillity is found among those who rear goats and sheep.

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) observed: The belief is among the Yemenites, and
the unbelief is towards the East, and tranquillity is among those who
rear goats and sheep, and pride and simulation is among the uncivil and
rude owners of horses and camels.

It is reported on the
authority of Abu Huraira: I heard the Messenger of Allah saying this:
Pride and conceitedness is found among the uncivil owners of the camels
and tranquillity is found among the owners of sheep and goats.

The same hadith has
been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of authorities with the
addition: The belief is among the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of
the Yemenites.

Abu Huraira said: I
heard the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) saying: There
came the people of Yemen, they are tender of feelings and meek of
hearts. The belief is that of the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of
the Yemenites, the tranquillity is among the owners of goats and sheep,
and pride and conceitedness is among the uncivil owners of the camels,
the people of the tents in the direction of sunrise.

It is reporter on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) observed: There came the people of Yemen who are
soft of hearts, tender in feelings: the belief is that of the
Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites and the summit of
unbelief is towards the East.

Qutaiba b. Sa'id and
Zubair b. Harb say: Jarir narrated this on the authority of A'mash with
the same chain of narrators (as mentioned above).

Shu'ba narrated the
hadith as reported by Jarir with the same chain of narrators with this
addition : Pride and conceitedness is among the owners of the camels
and tranquillity and sobriety is found amongst the owners of sheep.

It is reported on the
authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
and, blessings be upon him) observed: The callousness of heart and
sternness is in the East and faith is among the people of the Hijaz.

Abu Huraira reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessing be upon him) observed:
You shall not enter Paradise so long as you do not affirm belief (in
all those things which are the articles of faith) and you will not
believe as long as you do not love one another. Should I not direct you
to a thing which, if you do, will foster love amongst you: (i.e.) give
currency to (the practice of paying salutation to one another by
saying) as-salamu alaikum.

Zuhair b. Harb said:
Jarir reported on the authority of A'mash with this chain of
transmitters that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
observed: By him in Whose hand is my life, you shall not enter Paradise
unless you believe. The rest of the hadith is the same as narrated by
Abd Mu'awiya and Waki'.

It is narrated on the
authority of Tamim ad-Dari that the Apostle of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) observed: Al-Din is a name of sincerity and well
wishing . Upon this we said: For whom? He replied: For Allah, His Book,
His Messenger and for the leaders and the general Muslims.

Muhammad b. Hatim and
others narrate the same hadith of the Apostle (may peace and blessings
be upon him) on the authority of Tamim ad-Dari.

Umayya b. Bistam
narrates the same hadith of the Messenger of Allah (may peace and
blessings be upon him) on the authority of Tamim ad-Dari.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jarir that he observed I gave pledge of allegiance to the
Messenger of Allah(may peace and blessings be upon him) on the
observance of prayer, payment of Zakat, and sincerity and well-wishing
for every Muslim.

Sufyan narrated on the
authority of Ziyad b. 'Ilaqa that he heard Jarir b. 'Abdullah saying: I
pledged allegiance to the Apostle of Allah may peace and blessings be
upon him) on sincerity and well-wishing for every Muslim.

It is narrated on the
authority of Jarir that he observed: I owed allegiance to the Apostle
of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) on hearing ( is
commands) and obeying (them) and the Prophet) instructed me (to act) as
lay in my power, and sincerity and goodwill for every Muslim.

Abu Huraira reported
that the Messenger of Allah observed : The fornicator who fornicates is
not a believer so long as he commits it and no thief who steals is a
believer as long as he commits theft, and no drunkard who drinks wine
is a believer as long as he drinks it. 'Abdul-Malik b. Abi Bakr'
narrated this on the authority of Abu Bakr b. Abdur-Rahman b. Harith
and then said: Abu Huraira made this addition : No plunderer who
plunders a valuable thing that attracts the attention of people is a
believer so long as he commits this act.

'Abdul-Malik b. Shu'aib
narrated this hadith on the authority of Abu Huraira that he observed:
The Messenger of Allah said that a fornicator does not fornicate, and
then narrated the hadith like this, and he also made mention of
plundering too, but did not mention of a thin having value. Ibn Shihab
said: Sa'id b. al-Musayyib and Abu Salama narrated this hadith on the
authority of Abu Huraira a hadith like that of Abu Bakr with the
exception of (the mention) of plundering.

Muhammad b. Mihran
narrates this hadith on the authority of Abu Huraira and made mention
of plundering but did not talk of (a thing) having value.

Imam Muslim has
reported this hadith by Hasan b. 'Ali al-Halwani and other traditions.

It is reported on the
authority of Qutaiba b. Sa'id who reported on the authority of Abu
Huraira the hadith like that narrated from Zuhri with this exception
that in the hadith narrated by 'Ala ' and Safwan b. Sulaim there is no
mention of: People raise there eyes towards him, and in the hadith
narrated by Hammam: The believers raise their eyes towards him, and
such like words, so long as he plunders (is not) a believer, and these
words were added: And no exploiter who makes an exploitation is a
believer as long as he exploits It; therefore avoid and shun (these evils).

It is narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira: A fornicator who fornicates is not a believer
as long as he commits fornication, and no one who steals is a believer
as long as he commits theft, and no one who drinks wine is a believer
as long as he drinks it, and repentance may be accepted after that.

Muhammad b. Rafi',
Abdur-Razzaq, Sufyan, A'mash narrated this hadith like one narrated by
Shu'ba, on the authority of Abu Huraira tracing, it (right to the Holy Prophet).