Allah Almighty says, "Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him. Be good to your parents and relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to neighbours who are related to you and neighbours who are not related to you, and to companions and travellers and your slaves." (4:36) The Almighty says, "Have taqwa of Allah in whose name you make demands on one another and also in respect of your families," (4:1) and the Almighty says, "Those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined." (W13:23; H13:21) The Almighty says, "We have instructed man to honour his parents," (W29:7; H29:8) and the Almighty says, "Your Lord has decreed: that you should worship none but Him, and that you should show kindness to your parents, whether one or both of them reach old age with you. So do not say 'Ugh!' to them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak to them with gentleness and generosity. Lower to them, out of mercy, the wing of humility and say: 'Lord, show mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.'" (17:23-24) The Almighty says, "We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him caused his mother great debility and the period of his weaning was two years: 'Give thanks to Me and to your parents.'" (W31:13; H31:14)

313. Abu Hurayra reported: "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No child can repay his father unless he finds him enslaved and then buys him and sets him free." [Muslim]

314. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest. Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should maintain his ties of kinship. Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak well or remain silent." [Agreed upon]

315. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty created creation and when he finished creating, kinship stood up and said, 'Is this the place of him who seeks refuge with You from being cut off?' He said, 'Yes. Would you be pleased if I joined anyone who joined you and cut off anyone who cut you off?' It said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Then that is the case.'" Then the Messenger of Allah said, "If you wish, then recite, 'Is it not likely that, if you did turn away, you would cause corruption in the earth and sever your ties of kinship? Such are the people Allah has cursed making them deaf and blinding their eyes.' (W47:23-24; 47:22-23)" [Agreed upon]

316. Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, and asked, 'Messenger of Allah, what person is the most entitled to the best of my company?' He replied, 'Your mother.' He said, 'Then whom?' He replied, 'Your mother.' He said, 'Then whom?' He replied, 'Your mother. He said, 'Then whom?' He answered, 'Your father.'" [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "'O Messenger of Allah, who is the most entitled to good companionship?' He replied, 'Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then the nearest relative and the next nearest.'"

317. Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'May his nose be in the dust! Then may his nose be in the dust! Then may his nose be in the dust ­ someone whose parents are old, or one of them is old, and he does not enter the Garden!'" [Muslim]

318. Abu 'Abdu'r-Rahman 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that a man said, "Messenger of Allah, I have some relatives with whom I maintain relations but they cut me off. I am good to them and they are bad to me. I am forbearing to them and they are impatient towards me." He said, "If you are as you have said, then it is as if you are giving them hot embers to drink. You will continue to have a helper from Allah against them as long as you remain doing that." [Muslim]

319. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who desires the expansion of his provision or to have the best of his life prolonged, should maintain ties of kinship.'" [Agreed upon]

320. Anas said, "Abu Talha had more property in palm trees than any of the Ansar in Madina. His favourite property was Bayruha' which was opposite the mosque. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to enter it and drink its sweet water." Anas said, "When this ayat was sent down: 'You will not attain true goodness until you give of what you love' (W3:91; H3:92) Abu Talha went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, Allah, Almighty says, "You will not attain true goodness until you give of what you love." The property I love the best is Bayruha'. It is sadaqa for Allah whose goodness I hope for and I hope that it will be stored up for me with Allah Almighty. Messenger of Allah, dispose of it in whatever way Allah shows you is best.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Excellent! That is a profitable property. That is is a profitable property. I have heard what you have said and I think that you should give it to your relatives.' Abu Talha said, 'I will do that, Messenger of Allah!' So Abu Talha divided it among his relatives and cousins." [Agreed upon]

321. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "A man came to the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Shall I give you my oath of allegiance based on emigration and jihad, seeking a reward from Allah Almighty?' He asked, 'Are either of your parents living?' He replied, 'Yes, both of them.' He said, 'Do you desire a reward from Allah Almighty?' He replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'Go back to your parents and keep good company with them.'" [Agreed upon. This is the version of Muslim]

In one of their variants, "A man came and asked permission to go on jihad. He said, 'Are your parents alive?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'So expend your effort on them.'"

322. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported: "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A person who maintains ties of kinship is not someone who only does so with those who maintain ties with him. A person who maintains ties of kinship is someone who restores them when they have been cut off.'" [al-Bukhari]

323. 'A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Kinship is suspended from the Throne and says, "Allah will connect with all who maintain my ties. Allah will sever his connection with all who sever them.'" [Agreed upon]

324. Umm al-Mu'minin Maymuna bint al-Harith reported that she set a slave-girl free without asking the permission of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. On her day when he came around to her, she said, "Are you aware, Messenger of Allah, that I have freed my slavegirl?" He said, "Did you do so?" She said, "Yes.' He said, "If you had given her to your maternal uncles, you would have had a greater reward." [Agreed upon]

325. Asma' bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said, "My mother came to me during the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while she was still an idolater and I asked the Messenger of Allah, 'My mother has come to me, wanting something. Shall I give it to her?' He said, 'Yes. Give to your mother.'" [Agreed upon]

326. Zaynab ath-Thaqafiyya, the wife of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Give alms, O congregation of women, even from your jewellery.'" She said, "I went back to 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and said to him, 'You are a man of little wealth and the Messenger of Allah has commanded us to give sadaqa. So go to him and ask him if [my supporting you] will be enough for me. If not, I will pay it to someone other than you.' He said, 'Rather you should go to him yourself.' So I went and there was one of the women of the Ansar at the door of the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace, whose situation was similar to mine. The Messenger of Allah inspired awe and Bilal came out to us, so we said to him, 'Go to the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and tell him that there are two women at the door who are asking him whether sadaqa to their husbands and the orphans in their care will be enough for them. Do not tell him who we are.' So Bilal went in to the Messenger of Allah and asked him. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Who are they?' He said, 'A woman of the Ansar and Zaynab.' The Messenger of Allah asked, 'Which Zaynab is it?' He said, 'The wife of 'Abdullah." He said, 'They will both have two rewards: the reward of kinship and the reward of sadaqa.'" [Agreed upon]

327. Abu Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb said in a long hadith concerning what happened with Heraclius is that he said, "Heraclius asked, 'What does he order you to do?' meaning the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." He said, "I said, 'He says, "Worship Allah alone and do not associate anything with Him and abandon what our ancestors said." He commands us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste, and to maintain ties of kinship.'" [Agreed upon]

328. Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You will conquer a land in which the qirat will be mentioned."

In one variant, "You will conquer Egypt which is a land in which the qirat is used, so command its people to good. They have right to security and ties of kinship."

In one variant, "When you conquer it, be good to its people. They have right to security and ties of kinship," or he said, "right to security and ties of marriage."

The scholars say, "The ties of kinship come from the fact that Hajar, the mother of Isma'il, was one of them, and the ties of marriage come from the fact that Maria the mother of Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah, , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was one of them."

329. Abu Hurayra said, "When this verse was sent down, 'Warn your near relatives,' (26:214), the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, summoned Quraysh and they gathered, both the common people and the elite. He said, 'O Banu 'Abdu Shams! O Banu Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy! Save yourselves from the Fire! O Banu Murra ibn Ka'b! Save yourselves from the Fire! O Banu 'Abdu Manaf! Save yourselves from the Fire! O Banu Hashim! Save yourselves from the Fire! O Banu 'Abdu'l-Muttalib! Save yourselves from the Fire! O Fatima! Save yourself from the Fire! I do not possess anything to help you against Allah other than the fact of your kinship which I will maintain." [Muslim]

330. Abu 'Abdullah 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, speaking openly and not in secret, and he said, 'The people of the Banu so-and-so are not my friends. My friends are Allah and the righteous believers, but they have kinship with me which I keep up." [Agreed upon. This is the version in al-Bukhari.]

331. Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zayd al-Ansari reported that a man said, "Messenger of Allah, tell me about an action that will bring me into the Garden and keep me far from the Fire?" The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, perform the prayer and pay the zakat and maintain ties of kinship." [Agreed upon]

332. Salman ibn 'Amir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When one of you breaks the fast, he should break it with dates. They are a blessing. If he cannot find any dates, then water. It is pure." He said, "Sadaqa given to a poor person is sadaqa but to a relative it is both sadaqa and maintaining ties of kinship." [at-Tirmidhi]

333. Ibn 'Umar said, "I had a wife whom I loved but whom 'Umar disliked. He said to me, 'Divorce her,' and I refused. 'Umar went to the Prophet and mentioned that to him and the Prophet said, 'Divorce her.'" [Abu Dawud]

334. Abu'd-Darda' reported that a man came to him and said, "I have a wife whom my mother has told me to divorce." He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Your parents are the main door of the Garden. If you wish, you can remove that door or preserve it.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

335. Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A maternal aunt has the same status as a mother." [at-Tirmidhi]

There are many famous hadiths regarding this in the Sound Collections.

Allah Almighty says, "Is it not likely that, if you did turn away, you would cause corruption in the earth and sever your ties of kinship? Such are the people Allah has cursed making them deaf and blinding their eyes." (W47:23-24; 47:22-23) The Almighty says, "But as for those who break Allah's contract after it has been agreed and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption in the earth, the curse will be upon them. They will have the Evil Abode." (W13:26; H13:25) and the Almighty says, "Your Lord has decreed: that you should worship none but Him, and that you should show kindness to your parents, whether one or both of them reach old age with you. So do not say 'Ugh!' to them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak to them with gentleness and generosity. Lower to them, out of mercy, the wing of humility and say: 'Lord, show mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.'" (17:23-24)

337. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The major sins are associating others with Allah, disobeying your parents, killing someone and giving a false oath." [al-Bukhari]

338. Abu 'Abdullah 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "One of the major wrong actions is for a man to abuse his parents." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is it possible for a man to abuse his parents?" He replied, "Yes. He may curse a another man's father who in turn curses his father, and curse his mother and he in turn curses his mother." [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "One of the worst major wrong actions is for a man to curse his parents." It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, how can a man curse his parents?" He said, "He may curse another man's father who in turn curses his father, and curse his mother and he in turn curses his mother."

339. Abu Muhammad Jubayr ibn Mut'im reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Someone who severs (ties of kinship) will not enter the Garden." [Agreed upon]

Sufyan said in his variant, "Someone who severs ties of kinship..."

340. Abu 'Isa al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty has forbidden you to disobey your mothers, to deny others what is rightfully theirs or demand what is not rightfully yours, and to bury your daughters alive and He dislikes you engaging in chit-chat, asking too many questions and wasting money." [Agreed upon]

341. Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The highest dutifulness is that a man should give to those his father likes."

342. 'Abdullah ibn Dinar reported about 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar is that one of the desert Arabs met him on the road to Makka and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar greeted him and mounted him on a donkey which he used to ride and gave him a turban which he was wearing. Ibn Dinar said, "We said to him, 'May Allah put you right! They are desert Arabs and they are content with little!' 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, 'This one's father had love for 'Umar ibn al-Khattab and I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "The most devout form of devotion is to establish relations with a man who loved one's father?"'"

In one variant from Ibn Dinar from Ibn 'Umar is that when he went out to Makka, he had a donkey on which he would rest when he was weary of riding his camel and his turban was wrapped round his head. When he was on that donkey one day, he passed by a desert Arab and said, "Are you not the son of so-and-so son of so-and-so?" He said, "Yes indeed." So he gave him the donkey and said, "Ride this," and he gave him the turban and said. "Wrap this round your head." One of his companions said to him, "May Allah forgive you! You gave this desert Arab a donkey which you were resting on and a turban which you had wrapped around your head?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The most devout form of devotion is to establish relations with a man who loved one's father after his death.' His father was a friend of 'Umar." [Muslim]

343. Abu Usayd Malik ibn Rabi'a as-Sa'idi said, "Once while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a man from the Banu Salama came up and asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there any devotion to my parents which I can show them after their death?' He said, 'Yes, praying for them, asking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their pledges after them, maintaining ties with relations which are only maintained through them, and honouring any friend of theirs." [Abu Dawud]

344. 'A'isha said, "I was never jealous towards any of the other wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as I was jealous towards Khadija even though I never saw her. However, he used to mention her often. Often when he sacrificed a sheep, he would cut it into pieces and send them to Khadija's friends. I would often say to him, 'It is as if there was only Khadija in the world!' He would say, 'She was as she was and I had children from her.'" [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "If he sacrificed a sheep, he would give enough of it to her friends to suffice them."

In one variant, "When he sacrificed a sheep, he would say, 'Send it to the friends of Khadija.'"

In one variant she said, "Hala bint Khuwaylid, the sister of Khadija, asked permission to come into the Messenger of Allah, and it reminded him of how Khadija had used to ask permission, and that made him very happy so that he said, 'O Allah, Hala bint Khuwalid!'"

345. Anas ibn Malik said, "I went out with Jarir ibn 'Abdullah al-Bajali on a journey and he tried to serve me so I said to him, 'Do not do that.' He said, 'I saw the Ansar do something for the Messenger of Allah and I promised myself that I would not keep the company of any of them without serving him.'" [Agreed upon]

Allah Almighty said, "Allah wishes to remove all impurity from you, People of the House, and to purify you completely," (33:33) and the Almighty said, "As for those who honour Allah's sacred rites, that (honour) comes from the taqwa in their hearts." (W22:30; H22:32)

In one variant, "I leave among you two great things. One of them is the Book of Allah and it is the rope of Allah. All who follow it are guided. All who abandon it are misguided."

347. Ibn 'Umar reported that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said, "Respect Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the members of his family." [al-Bukhari]

Allah Almighty said, "Are they the same ­ those who know and those who do not know? It is only people of intelligence who pay heed." (W39:10; H39:9)

In one variant of his, "The oldest of them in respect of Islam" instead of "age".

In one variant, "The people should take as Imam the one of them who knows the most of the Book of Allah and the most experienced of them in respect of recitation. If their recitation is the same, then the oldest of them in respect of emigration. If they are equal in respect of emigration, then the oldest in respect of age should lead them in the prayer."

349. Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Badari al-Ansari said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to touch our shoulders in the prayer and say, 'Stand in line and do not be uneven causing your hearts to differ. The nearest of you to me should be those who have reached maturity and have intelligence, and then those who are next to them." [Muslim]

350. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The nearest of you to me should be those who have reached maturity and have intelligence, and then those who are next to them," three times. "Beware of the turmoil of the markets." [Muslim]

351. Abu Yahya, and it is said Abu Muhammad, Sahl ibn Hathma al-Ansari said, "'Abdullah ibn Sahl and Muhayyisa ibn Mas'ud went to Khaybar at a time when there was a truce. They parted and then Muhayyisa came upon 'Abdullah ibn Sahl, murdered and covered in blood. He buried him and then went to Madina. Then 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Sahl, and Muhayyisa and Huwayyisa, the sons of Mas'ud, went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and 'Abdu'r-Rahman began to speak. He said, 'The eldest, the eldest.' for he was the youngest of the people there. So he was silent, and the two of them spoke. He said, 'Do you swear (to this) and demand your right from the murderer?'" and he completed the hadith. [Agreed upon]

352. Jabir said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, put together in one grave two men among those who were killed at Uhud and said, 'Which of them knew more Qur'an?' When one of them was pointed out, he put him in the grave first." [al-Bukhari]

353. Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I was shown in a dream that I was using a siwak when two men came to me. One of them was older than the other. I handed the siwak to the younger and was told, 'To the elder.' So I gave it to the elder of the two." [Muslim]

354. Abu Musa said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of showing respect for the majesty of Allah Almighty is to honour Muslims with white hair and those who know the Qur'an by heart without either being excessive in respect of it or abandoning it, and to honour a just Sultan." [Abu Dawud]

355. 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb's grandfather said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Anyone who does not show mercy to our young people nor honour our old people is not one of us." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

In the variant of Abu Dawud, "...respect the rights of our old."

356. Maymun ibn Abi Shabib reported that one day a beggar passed by 'A'isha and she gave him a piece of bread, and then a man wearing a fine garment appeared and passed by her and she asked him to sit and he ate. She was asked about that and said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Give people their proper place." [Abu Dawud]

Muslim mentioned it at the beginning of his Sahih without any isnad, and said that it is mentioned that 'A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded us to give people their proper place."

357. Ibn 'Abbas said, "'Uyayna ibn Hisn came and stayed with al-Hurr ibn Qays, who was one of the group whom 'Umar brought near to him. The reciters were the people of the assembly and council of 'Umar, no matter whether they were mature men or young men. 'Uyayna said to his nephew, 'Nephew, you have access to this amir, so ask him for permission for me to see him.' He asked permission and 'Umar gave permission. When he entered, he said, 'O Ibn al-Khattab! By Allah, it is that you do not give enough to us and you do not judge justly between us.' 'Umar was so angry that he wanted to punish him. Al-Hurr said to him, 'Amir al-Mu'minin, Allah Almighty said to His Prophet, "Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant." (7:199) This is one of the ignorant.' By Allah, 'Umar did not do less than that when he recited it. He acted in accordance with the Book of Allah Almighty." [al-Bukhari]

358. Abu Sa'id Samura ibn Jundub said, "I was a boy in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I used to memorise things from him. I am only prevented from speaking because there are men who are older than me." [Agreed upon]

359. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No young man honours an old man on account of his age without Allah decreeing for him one who will honour him in his old age." [at-Tirmidhi]

Allah says, "When Musa said to his servant, 'I will not give up until I reach the meeting-place of the two seas, even if I must press on for many years." to His words, " Musa said to him, 'May I follow you on condition that you teach me some of the right guidance which you have been taught?'" (W18:59-56; H18:60-66) Allah says, "Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord morning and evening, desiring His face." (18:28)

361. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man visited a brother of his in another town and Allah appointed an angel to guard him on his way. When he came to him, the angel said, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'I am going to a brother of mine in this town.' He said, 'Do you have some property with him that you want to check on?' He said, 'No, it is only that I love him for the sake of Allah Almighty.' He said, 'I am the messenger of Allah to you to tell you that Allah loves you as you love this man for His sake.'" [Muslim]

362. Abu Hurayra narrated: "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Anyone who visits someone who is sick or visits a brother of his in Allah, a voice calls out to him, "May you be happy through it and your course good and may you have a house in the Garden." [at-Tirmidhi]

363. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The metaphor of the good companion and the bad companion is that of someone with musk and the bellows of the blacksmith. The person with musk either gives it to you, or you buy it or smell its scent while the bellows of the blacksmith burn your body or your clothes or you get from it a foul smell." [Agreed upon]

364. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A woman can be married for four reasons: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty, and her religion. Seek the one with religion. May your hands be in the dust!" [Agreed upon]

365. Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Jibril, 'What prevents you from visiting us more often than you do?' Then it was sent down, 'We only descend at your Lord's command. Everything in front of of us, and everything behind us, and everything in between belongs to Him.' (19:64)" [al-Bukhari]

366. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Only take a believer as a friend and only let someone godfearing eat your food." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

367. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man follows the religion of his close friend, so each of you should be very careful about whom he takes as a close friend." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

368. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man is with the one he loves." [Agreed upon]

In one variant he said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, 'What about a man who loves some people but cannot be with them?' He said, 'A man is with the one he loves.'"

369. Anas reported that a Bedouin said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "When will the Hour come?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "How have you prepared for it?" He said, "With love of Allah and His Messenger." He said, "You will be with the one you love." [Agreed upon. This is theversion of Muslim]

In a variant they both have, "I have not prepared for it with a lot of fasting, prayer or sadaqa, but I love Allah and His Messenger."

370. Ibn Mas'ud said, "A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what do you say about a man who loves a people but does not join them?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A man is with the one he loves.'" [Agreed upon]

371. Abu Hurayra reported that Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "People are like mines of gold and silver. The best of them in the Jahiliyya is the best of them in Islam if they have understanding. The spirits are gathered in ranks like troops. Those which knew one another are in harmony. Those which did not know one another are discordant." [Muslim]

Al-Bukhari related the words, "The spirits..." etc is from the transmission of 'A'isha.

372. Usayr ibn 'Amr, who is called Ibn Jabir, said, "When the reinforcements of the people of the Yemen came to him, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab asked them, 'Is Uways ibn 'Amir among you?' until he reached Uways. He said to him, 'Are you Uways ibn 'Amir?' 'Yes,' he replied. He said, 'From Murad and then from Qaran?" He replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'You had leprosy and were cured of it except for a spot the size of a dirham?' He said, 'Yes.' He asked, 'You have a mother?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Uways ibn 'Amir will come to you with the reinforcements of the people of Yemen from Murad and then from Qaran. He will have had leprosy and have been cured of it except for a the spot the size of a dirham and he has a mother to whom he is devoted. If he were to take an oath by Allah, Allah would fulfill it. If you are able to ask him to ask forgiveness for you, do so." So ask forgiveness for me.' He asked forgiveness for him. 'Umar said to him, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'Kufa.' He said, 'Shall I write a letter for you to its governor?' He said, 'I prefer to be among the dusty people.' When the following year came, one of their nobles made hajj and came to 'Umar, who asked him about Uways. He said, 'I left him in a shabby house with few possesions.' He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Uways ibn 'Amir will come to you with the reinforcements of the people of Yemen from Murad and then from Qaran. He will have had leprosy and have been cured of it except for a spot the size of a dirham and he has a mother to whom he is devoted. If he were to take an oath by Allah, Allah would fulfill it. If you are able to ask him to ask forgiveness for you, do so."' He went to Uways and said, 'Ask forgiveness for me.' He said, 'You have just come from a righteous journey, so ask forgiveness for me.' He said, 'You met 'Umar?' He said, 'Yes,' and he asked forgiveness for him. The people became aware of him and so he left." [Muslim]

In a variant of Muslim also from Usayr ibn Jabir is that the people of Kufa came to 'Umar and they included a man whose name was Uways. 'Umar said, "Is there here anyone from Qaran?" That man came and 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A man will come to you from Yemen called Uways who has no one left in the Yemen but his mother. He had white leprosy and prayed to Allah Almighty and He removed it except for a spot the size of a dinar or a dirham. If any of you meet him, you should ask him to ask forgiveness for you.'"

In another variant of his is that 'Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'The best of the Tabi'un is a man called Uways who has a mother and who has had leprosy. So go to him and let him ask forgiveness for you.'"

373. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "I asked the Prophet's permission to make 'umra and he gave me permission and said, 'My brother, do not forget us in your supplication.' He spoke a word which I would not be happy to exchange for the whole of this world."

In one variant, he said, "Give us a share in your supplication, my brother." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

374. Ibn 'Umar said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to go to Quba, both riding and walking, and would pray two rak'ats there." [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "The Prophet used to go every week to the mosque of Quba both riding and walking, and Ibn 'Umar used to do that as well."

Allah Almighty says, "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are fierce to the unbelievers, merciful to one another..." (48:29) to the end of the sura, and the Almighty says, "Those who were settled in the abode, and in belief, love those who have made hijra to them." (59:9)

376. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the day when there is no shade but His shade: a just Imam, a youth who grows up worshipping Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, a man whose heart is attached to the mosque, two men who love each other for the sake of Allah, meeting and parting for that reason alone, a man who refuses the advances of a noble and beautiful woman, saying, 'I fear Allah', a man who gives sadaqa and conceals it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives, and a man who remembers Allah when he is alone and his eyes overflow with tears." [Agreed upon]

377. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Rising, 'Where are those who loved one another for the sake of My majesty? Today, on the day when there is no shade but My shade, I will shade them.'" [Muslim]

378. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By the one who has my soul in His hand, you will not enter the Garden until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I point out to you something which will make you love one another if you do it? Make the greeting widespread among you." [Muslim]

379. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man visited a brother of his in another village and Allah positioned an angel to wait for him on his way." He mentioned the hadith to his words, "Allah loves you just as you love him for His sake." [Muslim]

380. Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said about the Ansar, "Only a believer loves them and only a hypocrite hates them. Allah loves anyone who loves them and Allah hates anyone who hates them." [Agreed upon]

381. Mu'adh said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, says, "Those who love one another for My majesty will have minbars of lights. The Prophets and martyrs will envy them."'" [at-Tirmidhi]

382. Abu Idris al-Khawlani said, "I entered the mosque of Damascus and there was a young man with white teeth there with some other people. When they disagreed about something, they referred it to him and followed his opinion. I inquired about him and it was said, 'That is Mu'adh ibn Jabal.' The following day, I went early and I found that he had come earlier than me and I found him praying. I waited for him until he finished his prayer and then I approached him from the front. I greeted him and then said, 'By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He took hold of the upper part of my cloak and pulled me to him. He said, 'Rejoice! I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Allah Almighty says, 'My love is mandatory for those who love one another in Me and sit together for My sake and who visit one another for My sake and who give generously to to one another for My sake.'"'" [Muwatta']

383. Abu Karima al-Miqdad ibn Ma'dikarib reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

384. Mu'adh reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took him by the hand and said, "O Mu'adh! By Allah, I love you.and I advise you not to fail to say after every prayer, 'O Allah, help me to remember You and thank You and worship You well." [Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i]

385. Anas reported that a man was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when a man passed by him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I love this man." The Prophet said to him, "Have you informed him?" He said, "No." He said, "Inform him," and he caught up with him and said, "I love you for the sake of Allah." He said, "The One for whom you love me has made me love you." [Abu Dawud]

Allah Almighty says, "Say: 'If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you and forgive you for your wrong actions, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (3:31) And the Almighty says, "O you who believe! If any of you renounce your deen, Allah will bring forward a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble to the believers, fierce to the rejectors, who fight to the utmost in the Way of Allah and do not fear the blame of any blamer. That is the unbounded favour of Allah which He gives to whoever He wills. Allah is Boundless, All-Knowing." (W5:56;5:54)

387. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah Almighty loves a slave, He calls out to Jibril, 'Allah Almighty loves so-and-so, so love him!' and Jibril loves him. Then a call goes out among the people of heaven, ''Allah Almighty loves so-and-so, so love him!' and the people of heaven love him. Then acceptance is placed in the earth for him." [Agreed upon]

In a variant of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah Almighty loves a slave, He calls out to Jibril, 'Allah Almighty loves so-and-so, so love him!' and Jibril loves him. Then a call goes out among the people of heaven, ''Allah Almighty loves so-and-so, so love him!' and the people of heaven love him. Then acceptance is placed in the earth for him. When He hates a slave, He calls out to Jibril, 'Allah Almighty hates so-and-so, so hate him!' and Jibril hates him. Then a call goes out among the people of heaven, ''Allah Almighty hates so-and-so, so hate him!' and the people of heaven hate him. Then hatred is placed in the earth for him."

388. 'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent a man on an expedition and he used to recite for his companions in the prayer, ending with "Say: He is Allah, One." When they returned, they mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and he said, "Ask him why he did it." They asked him and he said, "Because it is the description of the All-Merciful. So I love to recite it." The Messenger of Allah said, "Tell him that Allah Almighty loves him." [Agreed upon]

Allah Almighty says, "Those who abuse believing men and women, when they have not merited it, bear the weight of slander and a clear wrongdoing," (33:58) and the Almighty says, "So as for orphans, do not oppress them, and as for beggars, do not berate them." (93:9-10)

Allah Almighty says, "If they repent and establish the prayer and pay zakat, let them go on their way." (9:5)

391. Abu 'Abdullah Tariq ibn Ashyam said "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If anyone says, "There is no god but Allah" and rejects everything that is worshipped other than Allah, his property and life are inviolate and his reckoning is in the hands of Allah Almighty." [Muslim]

392. Abu Ma'bad al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad said, "I asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'What do you think if I meet a man of the unbelievers and we fight and he strikes one of my hands with his sword and cuts it off and then takes shelter from me behind a tree and says, "I have surrendered to Allah." Should I kill him, Messenger of Allah, after he has said that?' He said, 'Do not kill him.' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, he cut off one of my hands and then said it after he cut it off!' He said, 'Do not kill him. If you kill him, then he is in the position you were in before you killed him and you are in the position he was in before he said the words he said.'" [Agreed upon]

393. Usama ibn Zayd said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent us to al-Huraqa, a sub-tribe of Juhayna, and we came upon the people in the morning at their springs. A man of the Ansar and I overtook one of their men. When we descended on him, he said, 'There is no god but Allah.' The Ansari held back from him, but I stabbed him with my spear until I had killed him. When we arrived in Madina, that reached the Prophet and he said, 'O Usama, did you kill him after he had said, "There is no god but Allah"?' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, he was only trying to save himself.' He said, 'Did you kill him after he had said, "There is no god but Allah"?' He continued to repeat it to me until I wished that I had not become Muslim until that day." [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Did he say, "There is no god but Allah" and yet you still killed him?' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, he only said it out of fear of our weapons.' He said, 'Did you then split open his heart so that you know whether he truly meant it when he said it or not?' He continued to repeat it until I wished that I had only become Muslim on that day." [Agreed upom]

394. Jundub ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent an expedition of the Muslims against some of the idolaters and they encountered them. There was one of the idolaters who, whenever he wanted to aim for one of the Muslims, went straight for him and killed him and then one of the Muslims went for him and killed him. We heard that it was Usama ibn Zayd. When he raised his sword, [the man] said, 'There is no god but Allah,' but he killed him anyway. When the man bringing news of the victory came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he questioned him. He told him what had happened, even telling him the story of the man and what he had done. He summoned him, questioned him and said, 'Why did you kill him?' He said, 'Messenger of Allah, he had hurt the Muslims and killed so-and-so and so-and-so,' and he named a group. 'I attacked him. When he saw my sword, he said, "There is no god but Allah"' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Did you kill him?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'What will you do with 'There is no god but Allah' when it comes on the Day of Rising?' He said, 'Messenger of Allah, ask forgiveness for me.' He said, 'What will you do with 'There is no god but Allah' when it comes on the Day of Rising?' He did not add anything to his words: 'What will you do with 'There is no god but Allah' when it comes on the Day of Rising?'" [Muslim]

395. 'Abdullah ibn 'Utba ibn Mas'ud reported that he heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab say, "Some people were dealt with by the revelation in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The revelation has ceased. Now we deal with you according to what is clear to us from your actions. If anyone shows us good, we trust him and honour him. We know nothing of his inward. Allah will call him to reckoning in respect of his inward. If anyone shows us evil, we do not trust him and do not believe him, even if he says that his inward is good." [al-Bukhari]

Allah Almighty says, "Have taqwa of Me alone," (2:40) and the Almighty says, "Your Lord's assault is very fierce indeed." (85:12) The Almighty says, "Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the cities which do wrong. His seizing is painful, violent. There is certainly a Sign in that for anyone who fears the punishment of the Next World. That is a Day to which mankind will all be gathered. That is a Day which will be witnessed by everyone. We will only postpone it to a predetermined time. On the day He comes, no self will speak except by His permission. Some of them will be wretched and others glad. As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, where they will sigh and moan." (11: 102-106) The Almighty says, "But Allah advises you to be afraid of Him," (3:28) and the Almighty says, "The Day a man will flee from his brother and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children: that Day every man among them will have concerns enough of his own." (80:34-37) The Almighty says, "O mankind, show fear of your Lord! The quaking of the Hour is a terrible thing. On the day they see it, every nursing woman will be oblivious of the baby at her breast, and every pregnant woman will abort the contents of her womb, and you will think people drunk when they are not drunk; it is just that the punishment of Allah is so severe." (22:1-2) The Almighty says, "For him who fears the Station of his Lord there are two Gardens," (W55:45; H55:46) etc. and the Almighty says, "Some of them will come up to others, questioning each other. They will say, 'Beforehand we used live in fear among our families. But Allah was gracious to us and safeguarded us from the punishment of the searing wind. Beforehand we certainly used to call on Him because He is the All-Good, the Most Merciful.'" (W:52-23-26; H52:25-28) The ayats concerning this subject are numerous and well-known. The intention of pointing some of them out has been achieved.

397. Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Jahannam will be brought forth on that day with seventy thousand thongs and each thong will have seventy thousand angels pulling it." [Muslim]

398. An-Nu'man ibn Bashir said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The least punishment of the people of the Fire on the Day of Rising will be that a man has two embers placed on the soles of his feet which will make his brains boil. He will think himself the person with the worst punishment, even though he is the one with the least punishment.'" [Agreed upon]

399. Samura ibn Jundub reported that the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Fire will engulf some of them up to the ankles, and some of them up to the knees, and some of them up to the waist and some of them up to the neck." [Muslim]

400. Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "People will stand before the Lord of the worlds until some of them are immersed in sweat up to the middle of their ears." [Agreed upon]

401. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, addressed us in a speech the like of which I have never heard. He said, 'If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.' The Companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, covered their faces and sobbed." [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, heard something about his Companions and he addressed them, saying, "The Garden and the Fire were shown to me, and I have never seen the like of this day in respect of good and evil. If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.' A harder day did not come upon the Companions of the Messenger of Allah than that and they covered their faces and sobbed."

402. Al-Miqdad said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'On the Day of Rising, the sun will draw near creatures until it is something like a mile from them. (Sulaym ibn 'Amir ar-Rawi said from al-Miqdad, "By Allah, I do not know what he meant by a mile, whether it is the distance on the earth or the mile which the eye imagines?") People will be immersed in sweat according to their actions. It will be up to the ankles of some of them, and up to the knees of some of them, and up to the waists of some of them, and sweat will completely muzzle some of them,' and the Messenger of Allah, , may Allah bless him and grant him peace, pointed with his hand to his mouth." [Muslim]

403. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "On the Day of Rising people will sweat until their sweat sinks seventy cubits into the earth and then it will muzzle them by reaching up to their ears." [Agreed upon]

404. Abu Hurayra said, "We were with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he heard something fall. He said, 'Do you know what it was?' We said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'It was a stone which was thrown into the Fire seventy years ago and it has been falling in the Fire until now when it reached the bottom and you heard it fall.'" [Muslim]

405. 'Adi ibn Hatim reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is none of you but that his Lord will speak to him without any interpreter between Himself and him. You will look to your right and only see what you sent forward and you will look to your left and only see what you sent forward. You will look in front of you and only see the Fire facing you. So shield yourselves from the Fire, even if only with half a date." [Agreed upon]

406. Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I see what you do not see and I hear what you do not hear. Heaven moans and it has the right to moan. There is no place in it the width of four fingers without an angel placing his brow on it, prostrating to Allah Almighty. By Allah, if you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much and you would not enjoy women on beds and you would go out to the streets seeking the help of Allah Almighty." [at-Tirmidhi]

407. Abu Barza Nadla ibn 'Ubayd al-Aslami reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A slave will remain standing until he is asked about his life and how he spent it, his knowledge and how he acted regarding it, his property and how he acquired it and spent it, and his body and how he wore it out." [at-Tirmidhi]

408. Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recited, 'On that Day it will impart all its news.' (99:4) Then he said, 'Do you know what its news is?' They said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Its news is that it will testify against every slave of Allah, man or woman, regarding what he (or she) did on its back. It will say, "You did such-and-such and such-and-such on such-and-such a day?" That is its news.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

409. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said. "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'How can there be enjoyment when the one with the trumpet has placed the trumpet to his mouth with his ear listening for the moment when is commanded to blow and then he will blow?.' It seemed as if that was hard for the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and so he said to them 'Say, "Allah is enough for us and the best guardian."'" [at-Tirmidhi]

410. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Those who have fear, set off at the beginning of the night, and those who who set off at the beginning of the night reach the resting-place. The trading goods of Allah have a high price. The trading goods of Allah are the Garden." [at-Tirmidhi]

411. 'A'isha said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'People will be gathered on the Day of Rising naked, barefoot, and uncircumcised.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, men and women together, looking at one another?' He said, 'O 'A'isha, the business will be too terrible for them to be concerned with that.'"

In one variant, "The business will be too important for them to look at one another." [Agreed upon]

Allah Almighty says, "Say: 'My slaves, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful," (W39:50; H39:53) and the Almighty says, "Are any but the ungrateful repaid like this?" (34:17) The Almighty says, "It has been revealed to us that punishment is for him who denies the truth and and turns away," (W20:47; H20:48) and the Almighty says, "My Mercy extends to all things." (7:156)

In a variant of Muslim, "Allah will make Fire forbidden to anyone who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

413. Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah the Mighty and Exalted, says, 'Anyone who comes with a good action will have ten like it or more. If anyone comes with a wrong action, the repayment of a wrong action is a wrong action like it or I will forgive him. If anyone approaches Me by a hand-span, I come to him an arm-span. If anyone approaches Me by an arm-span, I come to him two arm spans. If anyone approaches Me walking, I come to him running. If anyone meets Me with mistakes equivalent in weight to the whole earth, having not associated anything with Me, I will meet him with the same amount of forgiveness." [Muslim]

414. Jabir said, "A bedouin came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, what things are obligatory?' He said, 'Anyone who dies without associating anything with Allah will enter the Garden and anyone who dies associating something else with Him will enter the Fire.'" [Muslim]

415. Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was riding with Mu'adh behind him. He said, 'Mu'adh!' He replied, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Mu'adh!' He replied, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah' three times. Then the Prophet said, 'There is no one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, sincerely from his heart, without Allah making it unlawful for the Fire to touch him.' Mu'adh said, 'Messenger of Allah, shall I tell the people that so that they can rejoice?' He said, 'Then they will rely on it.' Mu'adh related it when he was dying, fearing to commit a wrong action [by concealing the knowledge]." [Agreed upon]

416. Abu Hurayra or Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (the transmitter is unsure, but doubt does not detract from the specific Companion since they are all completely sound) said, "On the Tabuk expedition, the people were suffering from hunger and said, 'Messenger of Allah. if you were to permit us to do it, we would slaughter our camels and eat them and use their fat.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Do it.' 'Umar came and said, 'Messenger of Allah, if you do this, there will be few backs to carry us. Rather ask them to bring what is left of their provisions and then pray to Allah over them for blessing for them. Perhaps Allah will put blessing into them.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'Yes.' He called for a leather mat and spread it out and then he called for their left-over provisions. One man would bring a handful of millet and another would bring a handful of dates and another would bring a piece of bread until a few things like that were gathered on the mat. Then the Messenger of Allah made supplication for blessing and said, 'Put it in your containers.' They put it in their containers until every container in the army was full. They ate until they were satisfied and there was still some left over. The Messenger of Allah said, 'I testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. No slave who meets Allah with these two, without doubting them, will be veiled from the Garden.'" [Muslim]

417. 'Itban ibn Malik, one of those who were present at Badr, said, "I used to lead my people, the Banu Salim, in the prayer, but when the rains came, a river used to come between me and them. It was hard for me to cross to their mosque, so I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said to him, 'My eyesight is weak and when it rains, the water flows in the river bed between me and my people so that it is hard for me to cross it. I would very much like you to come and pray in my house so that I can make it a prayer-place." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him "I will do that.' The following day when the sun was well up, the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr came and the Messenger of Allah asked for permission to enter and I gave him permission. He did not sit down but said, "Where in your house would you like me to pray?" I indicated to him the place where I liked to prayer. The Messenger of Allah stood and said the takbir, and we formed rows behind him. He prayed two rak'ats and then said the taslim. We said the taslim when he said it. I persuaded him to eat a dish of khazira which had been prepared for him. Quite a number of men from our clan had gathered in the house and one man said, 'What has happened to Malik? I do not see him.' Another man said, 'That man is a hypocrite who does not love Allah and His Messenger.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'Do not say that. Do you not see that he has said, "There is no god but Allah," desiring by that only the face of Allah?' The man said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best. By Allah, we have only seen that his love and speech is for the hypocrites.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Allah has forbidden the Fire for anyone who says "There is no god but Allah" desiring by that the face of Allah.'" [Agreed upon]

Khazira is flour cooked with fat.

418. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was brought some captives and there was a woman among them who was running about. When she found a child among the captives, she took it and brought it close to her and suckled it. The Messenger of Allah said, 'Can you imagine this woman casting her child into the Fire?' We said, 'No, by Allah.' He said, 'Allah is more merciful to His slaves than this woman is to her child.'" [Agreed upon]

419. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah created creation, He wrote in a book which is with Him above the Throne, 'My mercy predominates over My anger.'"

In one variant, "Predominated over My anger," and in one variant, "preceded My anger." [Agreed upon]

420. Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah say, 'Allah divided mercy into a hundred parts and He kept back ninety-nine parts with Himself and left one part on the earth. It is from this part that creatures show mercy to one another so that an animal lifts its hoof from its young fearing to hurt them.'"

In one variant, "Allah Almighty has a hundred mercies out of which He sent down one mercy among jinn, men, beasts and insects by which they show affection to one another and by which they show mercy to one another and by which wild animals show mercy to their young. Allah Almighty has held back ninety-nine of the mercies and will show them to His slaves on the Day of Rising." [Agreed upon]

Muslim also related it from Salman al-Farisi who said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty has a hundred mercies. One of them is the mercy by which creatures show mercy to one another, and ninety-nine are for the Day of Rising."

In one variant, "On the day He created the heavens and the earth, Allah Almighty created a hundred mercies, each mercy equal to what is between the heaven and the earth, and He put one mercy on the earth by which a mother has compassion for her child and wild animals and birds for each other. On the Day of Rising, He will perfect them with this mercy.

421. Abu Hurayra reported from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in what he relates from his Lord, Blessed and Exalted, who said, "A slave did a wrong action and said, 'O Allah, forgive me my wrong action!' Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said, 'My slave committed a wrong action and then acknowledged that he had a Lord who forgives wrong action and punishes wrong action.' The slave again committed a wrong action and said, 'O Lord, forgive me my wrong action.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said, 'My slave committed a wrong action and then acknowledged that he had a Lord who forgives wrong action and punishes wrong action.' The slave again committed a wrong action and said, 'O Lord, forgive me my wrong action.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said, 'My slave committed a wrong action and then acknowledged that he had a Lord who forgives wrong action and punishes wrong action. I have forgiven My slave so let him do what he likes.'" [Agreed upon]

"Let him do what he likes" means as long as he does this. He commits a wrong action and repents and I forgive him. Repentance wipes out what is before it."

422. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By the One in whose hand my life is, if you had not sinned, Allah would have removed you and brought other people who did commit wrong actions and asked for the forgiveness of Allah Almighty so that He could forgive them." [Muslim]

423. Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zayd said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If you had not sinned, Allah would have created other creatures who did sin and ask forgiveness so He could forgive them.'" [Muslim]

424. Abu Hurayra said, "We were sitting waiting for the Messenger of Allah, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar and some others were with us. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up from among us and then was slow in returning to us and we were afraid that something had happened to him while he was not with us. We were alarmed and got up. I was the first to be alarmed and I went out to look for the Messenger of Allah and I came upon him in a garden belonging to the Ansar" ­ and he mentioned the hadith in its entirety until he said ­ "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Go and give the good news of the Garden to whoever you meet in front of this garden who testifies that "There is no god but Allah", his heart being certain of it.'" [Muslim]

425. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recited the words of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, about Ibrahim, peace be upon him, "My Lord! They have misguided many of mankind. If anyone follows me, he is with me" (W14:38; H14:37) and the words of 'Isa, peace be upon him, "If You punish them, they are Your slaves. If You forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise." (W5:120; H5:119) Then he raised his hands and said, "O Allah! My community! My community!" and he wept. Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, said, "Jibril! Go to Muhammad, and your Lord knows best, and ask him what is making him weep." Jibril came to him and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him what he had said, and Allah knew it best. Allah Almighty said, "Jibril, Go to Muhammad and say, 'We will make you happy in respect of your community and we will not make you sad.'" [Muslim]

426. Mu'adh ibn Jabal said, "I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on a donkey. He asked, 'Mu'adh, do you know what is Allah's right on His slaves and the right of the slaves on Allah?' I replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him. The slaves' right on Allah is that He will not punish anyone who does not associate anything with Him.' I said, 'Messenger of Allah, shall I tell the people that so that they can rejoice?' He said, 'Then they will rely on it.'" [Agreed upon]

427. Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, aid, "When a Muslim is questioned in the grave, he should testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. That is by the words of the Almighty, 'Allah makes those who believe, firm with the Firm Word in the life of this world and in the Hereafter.'" (W14:29; H14:28). [Agreed upon]

428. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When an unbeliever does a good deed, he enjoys its fruits in this world. In the case of a believer, Allah Almighty will store up his good deeds for him in the Next world and will also reward him with provision in this world because of his obedience."

In one variant, "Allah will not wrong a believer in respect of any good deed - he gives to him on account it in this world and he rewards him for it in the Next world. The unbeliever enjoys all the fruits of any good deeds he does for Allah Almighty in this world so that when he passes to the Next world, he had no good deeds left for which to be repaid." [Muslim]

429. Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The metaphor of the five prayers is that of an sizeable flowing river at the door of one of you in which he washes five times every day." [Muslim]

430. Ibn 'Abbas said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If forty men, who do not associate anything with Allah, stand at the grave of any Muslim man who dies, He allows them to intercede on his behalf." [Muslim]

431. Ibn Mas'ud said, "There were about forty of us with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in a tent and he said, 'Would you be content to be a quarter of the people of the Garden?' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Would you be content to be a third of the people of the Garden?' We said, 'Yes.' He said, 'By the One who has the soul of Muhammad in His hand, I hope that you will be half of the people of the Garden. That is because only a submitting soul enters the Garden, and compared the people of idolatry, you are only like a white hair on the hide of a black ox, or like a black hair on the hide of a red ox.'" [Agreed upon]

432. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "On the Day of Rising, Allah will hand over a Jew or a Christian to every Muslim and say, 'Here is your redemption from the Fire." [Muslim]

In another variant from him is that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Some of the Muslims will be brought on the Day of Rising with sins the size of mountains and Allah will forgive them."

433. Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'On the Day of Rising, a believer will be brought near his Lord until His mercy descends on him and He will ask him to acknowledge his sins and say, 'Do you confess to such-and-such a sin? Do you confess to such-and-such a sin?' He will say, 'Lord, I confess.' He will say, 'I veiled it for you in the world and I forgive you for it today,' and he will be given the page of his good actions." [Agreed upon]

434. Ibn Mas'ud reported that a man received a kiss from a woman and went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and told him and then Allah Almighty sent down, "Establish the prayers at each end of the day and in the first part of the night. Good actions eradicate bad actions." (11:114) The man said, "Is this for me, Messenger of Allah?" He said, "It is for all my community." [Agreed upon]

435. Anas said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have incurred a hadd-punishment, so carry it out on me.' It was time for the prayer, so he prayed with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. When the prayer was finished, he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have incurred a hadd-punishment, so carry out the prescription of Allah on me.' He said, "Were you present at the prayer with us?" He said, "Yes." He said, "You have been forgiven." [Agreed upon]

436. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah is pleased with the slave who eats some food and then praises Him for it, or drinks a drink and then praises Him for it." [Muslim]

437. Abu Musa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty will stretch out His hand during the night, turning towards the one who did wrong during the day, and stretch out His hand during the day, turning towards the one who did wrong during the night, until the day the sun rises from the place it set." [Muslim]

438. Abu Najih 'Amr ibn 'Abasa as-Salami said, "In the time of Jahiliyya, I used to think that people were astray and did not have anything, since they were worshipping idols. Then I heard of a man in Makka who was saying certain things. I seated myself on my mount and went to him. It was the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was keeping out of sight as his people were being insolent to him. I proceeded in a friendly manner until I managed to visit him in Makka and said to him, 'What are you?' He said, 'I am a Prophet.' I said, 'And what is a Prophet?' He said, 'Allah has sent me.' I said, 'And what has He sent you with?' He said, 'He has sent me with the task of maintaining ties of kinship, breaking idols and to say that Allah should be proclaimed one and that nothing should be associated with him.' I said, 'Who is with you in this?' He said, 'A free man and a slave.' At that time, Abu Bakr and Bilal were with him. I said, 'I will follow you.' He said, 'You will not be able to do that at this present time. Do you not see my state and the state of the people? Rather return to your people. When you hear that I have prevailed, then come to me.'"

He said, "I went to my people, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to Madina during the time that I was with them. I began to ask for news and question people when he reached Madina until a group of the people of Madina came. I said, 'What has this man done who has come to Madina?' They said, 'People hasten to him. However his own people want to kill him, but they are unable to do so.' So I went to Madina and went into him and said, 'Messenger of Allah, do you recognise me?' He said, 'Yes, you are the one who met me in Makka.'" He said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, tell me some of what Allah has told you and about which I am ignorant. Tell me about the prayer.' He said, 'Pray the Subh prayer and then refrain from prayer until the sun has risen the height of a spear-shaft. It rises between the horns of shaytan and it is at that time that the unbelievers prostrate to it. Then pray, and that prayer is witnessed and attended, until the spear no longer has a shadow. Then refrain from prayer. It is at that time that Hellfire is stoked up. When the shade comes, then pray, and the prayer is witnessed and attended, until you have prayed the 'Asr prayer. Then refrain from the prayer until the sun sets. It sets between the horns of shaytan and at that time the unbelievers prostrate to it.'"

He said, 'I said, 'O Prophet of Allah, tell me about wudu'.' He said, 'There is no man among you who is brought his wudu' water and rinses his mouth and sniffs up water and blows it out without the errors of his face and mouth and nose falling away. Then when he washes his face as Allah has commanded the errors of his face fall away with the water from the end of his beard. Then when he washes his hands to the elbows the errors of his hands fall away from the ends of his fingers with the water. Then he wipes his head and the errors of his head fall away from the ends of his hair with the water. Then he washes his feet to the ankles and the errors of his feet fall away from his toes with the water. If he stands up and prays and praises Allah Almighty and lauds Him and glorifies Him in the way that He deserves and devotes his heart to Allah Almighty and he abandons his error he will be as he was on the day his mother bore him.'"

'Amr ibn 'Abasa related this hadith to Abu Umama, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah and Abu Umama said to him, "'Amr ibn 'Abasa! Take care about saying at one time so much about what a man is given." 'Amr said, "Abu Umama, I am old and my bones are weak and my end is near and I have no need to ascribe a lie to Allah Almighty nor to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. If I had only heard it from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once, twice, three times - until he counted seven times - I would never have related it. But I heard it from him more times than that." [Muslim]

439. Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah Almighty desires mercy for a nation, he takes its Prophet before it and makes him a predecessor of it and a forerunner before it, When he wants to destroy a nation, He punishes them while their Prophet is still alive. He destroys it while he is alive and looking on and his eye is delighted by its destruction because they denied him and disobeyed his command." [Muslim]

Allah Almighty says, relating about the righteous slave, "'I consign my affair completely to Allah. Truly Allah sees His slaves.' So Allah safeguarded him from the evil things they plotted." (40:44-45)

[Agreed upon] These are the words of one of the variants of Muslim which was explained in the previous chapter.

441. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say three days before his death, "None of you should die without having a good opinion of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted." [Muslim]

442. Anas said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Allah Almighty says, "O son of Adam! I will forgive you as long as you call on Me and have hope in Me, no matter what you do. Son of Adam, I do not care if your wrong actions reach to the clouds of heaven and then you ask Me for forgiveness, I will forgive you. Son of Adam, if you were to come with sins equivalent in weight to the whole earth and then meet Me having not associated anything with Me, I would come to you with the same amount of forgiveness.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

Know that what is best for the slave in the state of health is for him to be fearful and hopeful, and that his fear and hope be equal. When he is ill, hope is purified. The bases of the Shari'a in the Book and the Sunna and elsewhere demonstrate that.

Allah Almighty says, "No one feels secure against Allah's devising except for those who are lost," (W7:98; H7:99) and the Almighty says, "No one despairs of solace from Allah except for those who are unbelievers." (12:87) The Almighty says, "On the Day when faces are whitened and some faces are blackened," (3:106) and the Almighty says, "Your Lord is swift in retribution, and He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (7:167) The Almighty says, "The truly good will be in perfect Bliss,. The dissolute will be in the Blazing Fire," (82:13-14) and the Almighty says, "As for him whose balance is heavy, he will have a most pleasant life. But as for him whose balance is light, his motherland is Hawiya." (W101:5-8; H101:6-9) There are many ayats with this meaning and fear and hope are joined together in two consecutive ayats, several ayats or one ayat.

444. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When a body is laid out and the men carry it on their shoulders, if it was righteous, it says, 'Take me forward,' and it was it not righteous, it says, 'Woe to me, where are you taking it?'' Everything except man hears its voice. If he were to hear it, he would faint." [al-Bukhari]

445. Ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Garden is nearer to you than your own sandal strap and it is the same with the Fire." [al-Bukhari]

Allah Almighty says, "Weeping, they fall on their faces in prostration, and it increases them in humility," (W17:108; H17:109) and the Almighty says, "Are then amazed at this discourse and laugh and do not cry?" (W53;58-59; H53:59-60)

447. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, addressed us with a speech whose like I have never heard. He said, 'If you were to know what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.' The Companions of the Messenger of Allah covered their faces and sobbed." [Agreed upon]

448. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No man, who wept out of fear of Allah, will enter the Fire until the milk returns to the breast. Dust raised in the way of Allah and the smoke of Jahannam will never be joined together." [at-Tirmidhi]

449. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the day when there is no shade but His shade: a just Imam, a youth who grows up worshipping Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, a man whose heart is attached to the mosque, two men who love each other for the sake of Allah, meeting and parting for that reason alone, a man who refuses the advances of a noble and beautiful woman, saying, 'I fear Allah', a man who gives sadaqa and conceals it so that his left hand does not know what his right hand gives, and a man who remembers Allah when he is alone and his eyes overflow with tears." [Agreed upon]

450. 'Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was praying and his chest was heaving like a caldron from weeping." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

451. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Ubayy ibn Ka'b, "Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, has commanded me to recite to you, 'Those who reject...' (98)." He said, "He mentioned me by name?" He said, "Yes," and Ubayy wept. [Agreed upon]

In one variant, "and Ubayy began to weep."

452. Anas said, "Abu Bakr said to 'Umar after the death of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me, 'Let us go to Umm Ayman and visit her as the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to visit her.' When they reached her, she wept and they said to her, 'What has made you weep? Do you not know that what is with Allah Almighty is better for the Messenger of Allah?' She said, 'I am not weeping because I do not know that what is with Allah is better for the Messenger of Allah, but I am weeping because the revelation from heaven has been cut off.' She moved them to tears and they began to weep with her." [Muslim]

453. Ibn 'Umar said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me, was very ill, he was asked about the prayer and said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' 'A'isha said, 'Abu Bakr is a tender-hearted man. When he recites the Qur'an, he is overcome by weeping.' He said, 'Tell him to lead the prayer.'"

In a variant from 'A'isha, she said, "I said. 'If Abu Bakr stands in your place, the people will not be able to hear him on account of his weeping.'" [Agreed upon]

454. Ibrahim ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Awf reported that 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Awf was brought some food while he was fasting and he said, "Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr was killed and he was a better man than I. He was shrouded in a cloak. If his head was covered, his feet showed, and if his feet were covered, his head showed. Worldly goods have been opened up to us," - or he said, "We have been given what we have been given of this world," - "and we fear that our good deeds have been given to us in advance." Then he started to weep to such an extent that he neglected his food. [al-Bukhari]

455. Abu Umama Sudayy ibn 'Ajlan al-Bahili reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me, said, "There is nothing which Allah Almighty loves more than two drops and two steps: a drop of tears shed out of fear of Allah and a drop of blood shed in the way of Allah. And the two steps are a step in the way of Allah Almighty and a step towards one of the obligations of Allah Almighty." [at-Tirmidhi]

456. The hadith of al-'Irbad ibn Sariya has: "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave us a profound exhortation which made our hearts afraid and our eyes weep." [see 157]

Allah Almighty says, "The likeness of the life of this world is that of water which We send down from the sky, which then mingles with the plants of the earth to provide food for both people and animals. Then, when the earth is at its loveliest and takes on its fairest guise and its people think they have it under their control, Our command comes upon it by night or day and We reduce it to dried-out stubble, as though it had not been flourishing just the day before! Thus do We make Our Signs plain for people who reflect." (10:24) The Almighty says, "Describe for them the likeness of the life of this world. It is like water which We send down from the sky and the plants of the earth combine with it but then become dry chaff scattered by the winds. Allah has complete power over everything. Wealth and sons are the embellishment of the life of this world. But, in your Lord's sight, right actions which are lasting are better in reward and a better basis for hope." (W18:44-45; H18:45-46) Allah Almighty says, "Know that the life of this world is merely a game and a diversion and decoration and a cause of boasting among yourselves and trying to outdo one another in wealth and children: like the plant-growth after rain which delights the cultivators, but then it withers and you see it turning yellow, and then it becomes broken stubble. In the Next World there is terrible punishment but also forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion." (W57:19; H57:20) The Almighty says, "To mankind the love of worldly appetites is painted in glowing colours: women and children, and heaped-up mounds of gold and silver, and horses with fine markings, and livestock, and fertile farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment of the life of this world. The best destination is in the presence of Allah," (3:14) and the Almighty says, "O mankind! Allah's promise is true. Do not let the life of this world delude you and do not let the Deluder delude you about Allah." (35:5) The Almighty says, "Fierce competition for this world distracted you until you went down to the graves. No indeed, you will soon know! Again no indeed, you will soon know! No indeed, if you only knew with the Knowledge of Certainty." (102:1-5) The Almighty says, "The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diversion. The Abode of the Next World ­ that is truly Life if they only knew." (W29:64; H29:63) The ayats concerning this subject are numerous and well-known.

458. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "One day the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sat on the minbar and we sat around him. He said, 'Part of what I fear for you after I have gone is the beauty and attraction of this world which will be opened up to you.'" [Agreed upon]

459. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "This world is sweet and green and Allah Almighty has appointed you vice-regents in it, so pay attention to what you do. Be fearful of this world and be fearful of women." [Muslim]

460. Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Allah, there is no life but the life of the Next World." [Agreed upon]

461. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Three things follow a dead person: his family, his property and his actions. Two of them go back and one remains. His family and property go back and his actions remain." [Agreed upon]

462. Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "That one among the people of the Fire who was wealthiest person in this world will be brought on the Day of the Fire, dipped once into it and then asked, 'Son of Adam! Did anything good ever happen to you? Did you ever experience any blessing?' He will say, 'By Allah, no, my Lord.' That one among the people of the Garden who was the most wretched person in this world will be brought and dipped once into it and then asked, 'Son of Adam! Did you ever experience any misery ? Did you ever undergo any hardship?' He will say, 'By Allah, no. I never experienced any misery and I never underwent any hardship.'" [Muslim]

463. Al-Mustawrid ibn Shaddad reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "This world in in comparison with the Next World is like putting your finger in the sea and seeing what comes back on it." [Muslim]

464. Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went through the market with people on both sides of him. He passed the dead body of a deformed sheep, took it by its ear and then said, "Which of you would like to have this for a dirham?" They said, "We would not like to have it for anything. What would we do with it?" He said, "Would you like to have it?" They said, "By Allah, even if it was alive, it would be defective since it is deformed, and now it is dead." He said, "By Allah, this world has less value with Allah than this has with you." [Muslim]

465. Abu Dharr said, "I was walking with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the lava-bed at Madina and Uhud was looming there in front of us. He said, 'Abu Dharr.' I said, 'At your service, Messenger of Allah!' He said, 'It would not give me any pleasure if I had this Uhud in gold and a dinar of it remained with me for more than three days except for a dinar I would keep for paying debts. Rather I would say that it is for so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so among the slaves of Allah,' indicating to his right and to his left and behind him. Then he began to say, 'Those who have a lot (in this world) will have little on the Day of Rising except for someone who spends his money here and there and there, (to his right and to his left and behind him) and they are few.' Then he said to me, 'Stay where you are until I come back.' Then he went off into the darkness of the night until he disappeared. I heard a voice raised and I was afraid that someone meant to harm the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. I wanted to go, but then I remembered his words, 'Do not go until I come back.' So I did not go until he came back to me and then I said, 'I heard a voice and was alarmed by it, but I remembered what you said.' He said, 'Did you hear it?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'That was Jibril who came to me and said, "Anyone of your community who dies without associating anything with Allah will enter the Garden."' I said, 'Even he if fornicates and even if he steals?' He said, 'Even he if fornicates and even if he steals.'" [Agreed upon]

466. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If I had the whole of Uhud in gold, it would not make me happy for three days to pass while I have any of it except something I have kept for a debt." [Agreed upon]

467. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Look at those who are lower than you and do not look at those who are higher than you. That is more likely to prevent you underestimating the blessing of Allah on you." [Agreed upon]

These are the words of Muslim. In one variant, "When one of you sees someone who has been given more bounty in respect of wealth or physical strength, he should then look at someone who has less than him."

468. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "May the slave of the dinar and the dirham, the qatifa (outer garment) and khamisa (cloak) perish! If he is given them he is pleased, and if he is not given them he is not pleased." [al-Bukhari]

469. Abu Hurayra said, "I saw seventy of the people of the Suffa and not a man among them had a cloak. They either had a waist wrapper or a sheet (kisa') which they tied round their necks, some reaching to the middle of their legs and some reaching to the ankles. They would gather them in their hands, not wanting their private parts to be seen." [al-Bukhari]

470. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "This world is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the unbeliever." [Muslim]

471. Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took hold of my shoulders and said, 'Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller on the road.' Ibn 'Umar used to say, 'In the evening, do not anticipate the morning, and in the morning do not anticipate the evening. Take from your health for your illness and from your life for your death."[al-Bukhari]

They said in commentary on this hadith, that it means: do not rely on this world and do not take it as your homeland and do not persuade yourself that you are going to stay a long time in it nor be concerned with it nor attached to it except with the attachment of a stranger who desires to return to his people. Success is by Allah.

472. Abu 'Abbas Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, show me an action for which Allah will love me and for which people will love me if I do it. He said, 'Do with little of this world and Allah will love you, and do with little of what belongs to other people and people will love you." [Ibn Majah]

473. An-Nu'man ibn Bashir said, "'Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned the things of this world that the people had acquired and he said, 'One day I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sifting through some bad dates he had found in order to fill his belly." [Muslim]

474. 'A'isha said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, there was nothing in my house that could be eaten by a living creature except for half a barley loaf on a shelf. I ate from it until I seemed to have had it for a long time. Then I measured it and it finished." [Agreed upon]

475. 'Amr ibn al-Harith, the brother of the Umm al-Mu'minin, Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, he left neither dirham nor dinar nor slave nor slavegirl nor anything other than his white mule which he used to ride, his weapons, and some land that he made sadaqa for travellers." [al-Bukhari]

476. Khabbab ibn al-Aratt said, "We emigrated with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, seeking the face of Allah Almighty and our reward was in the hands of Allah. Some of us died without consuming any of their reward, and Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr was one of them. He was killed on the Day of Uhud and left a cloak. When we covered his head, his feet showed, and when we covered his feet, his head showed. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded us to cover his head and to put some idhkhir-herb on his feet. Some of us have picked the fruit of the reward and some of us are still gathering it." [Agreed upom]

477. Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If this world had been worth as much as a gnat's wing in the eyes of Allah, no unbeliever would have had a single drink of water from it." [at-Tirmidhi]

478. Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "This world is cursed and cursed is what is in it, except for the remembrance of Allah Almighty and what brings one near to Him and the teacher and the student." [at-Tirmidhi]

479. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not take possession of estates or you will find yourselves seeking after this world." [at-Tirmidhi]

480. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed by us when we were working on a hut we had. He said, 'What is this?' We said, 'It has become weak and we are repairing it.' He said, 'I think that the matter is too urgent for that.' [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

481. Ka'b ibn 'Iyad said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Every community has a trial, and the trial of my community is wealth.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

482. Abu 'Amr (and it is said Abu 'Abdullah or Abu Layla) 'Uthman ibn 'Affan reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The son of Adam only has a right to these three things: a house in which to live, a garment with which to clothe his nakedness, and plain bread and water." [at-Tirmidhi]

At-Tirmidhi said, "I heard Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn Salim al-Balkhi say, 'I heard an-Nadr ibn Shumayl say that jilf is bread which has no condiment with it. Someone else said that it is coarse bread. Al-Harawi said, "What is meant here is the bread basket, like jawaliq and khurj (saddle-bags). And Allah knows best."

483. 'Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhir said, "I came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when he was reciting 'Fierce competition for this world distracted you.'" (102:1) He said, 'The son of Adam says, "My property! My property!" Son of Adam, have you any other property than what you eat and thus gets used up, wear and thus becomes worn out, and give in sadaqa and thus make effective?'" Muslim]

484. 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal said, "A man said to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I love you.' He said, 'Be careful of what you say.' He said, 'By Allah, I love you,' three times. He said, 'If you love me, then prepare yourself for poverty. Poverty comes swifter to the one who loves me than a flood to its destination.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

485. Ka'b ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Two hungry wolves loose among sheep do not cause as much damage as that caused to a man's deen by his greed for money and reputation." [at-Tirmidhi]

486. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, slept on a straw mat and when he got up he had a mark on his side. We said, 'Messenger of Allah, we could make a covering for you?' He said, 'What have I to do with this world? I am only in this world like a rider who seeks shade under a tree and then goes on.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

487. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The poor will enter the Garden five hundred years before the rich." [at-Tirmidhi]

488. Ibn 'Abbas and 'Imran ibn al-Husayn reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I looked into the Garden and saw that the majority of its people were the poor. I looked into the Fire and saw that the majority of its people were women." [Agreed upon]

489. Usama ibn Zayd reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I stood at the door of the Garden and most of those who entered it were the very poor while the people of wealth were held back. All the people of the Fire, however, were commanded to go straight to the Fire." [Agreed upon]

490. Abu Hurayra stated that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The most truthful phrase ever said by a poet is the words of Labid:

'Everything except Allah is false.'" [Agreed upon]