Hadiths 7.11 to 7.112

7.111:
Narrated Sahl:
When Abu Usaid As−Sa`idi got married, he invited the Prophet
and his companions. None prepared the food for them and
brought it to them but his wife. She soaked some dates in
water in a stone pot overnight, and when the Prophet had
finished his food, she provided him with that drink (of soaked
dates).

7.112:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Abu Usaid As−Sa`idi invited the
Prophet to his wedding party and his wife served him on that
day, and she was the bride. She said (or Sahl said), "Do you
know what she soaked for Allah's Apostle? She soaked some
dates for him (in water) in a drinking bowl overnight." 7.113:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The woman is like
a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if you
want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some
crookedness."

Hadith 7.110

7.110:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I bought a cushion having on it
pictures (of animals). When Allah's Apostle saw it, he stood
at the door and did not enter. I noticed the sign of
disapproval on his face and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I repent
to Allah and His Apostle. What sin have I committed?' Allah's
Apostle said. "What is this cushion?" I said, "I have bought
it for you so that you may sit on it and recline on it."
Allah's Apostle said, "The makers of these pictures will be
punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to
them, 'Give life to what you have created (i.e., these
pictures).' " The Prophet added, "The Angels of (Mercy) do not
enter a house in which there are pictures (of animals).

Hadiths 7.107 to 7.109

7.107:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If I am invited to a
meal of trotters I will accept it; and if I am given a trotter
as a present I will accept it."

7.108:
Narrated Nafi`:
`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Accept the
marriage invitation if you are invited to it.' " Ibn `Umar
used to accept the invitation whether to a wedding banquet or
to any other party, even when he was fasting.

7.109:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the Prophet saw some women and
children coming from a wedding party. He got up energetically
and happily and said, "By Allah! You (i.e., the Ansar) are the
most beloved of all people to me."

Hadiths 7.105-6

7.105:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Abu Usaid As−Sa'di invited Allah's
Apostle to his wedding party and his wife who was the bride,
served them on that day. Do you know what drink she gave
Allah's Apostle? She had soaked some dates for him (in water)
overnight, and when he had finished his meal she gave him that
drink (of soaked dates).

7.106:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The worst food is that of a wedding
banquet to which only the rich are invited while the poor are
not invited. And he who refuses an invitation (to a banquet)
disobeys Allah and His Apostle .

Hadith 7.104

7.104:
Narrated Al−Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet ordered us to do
seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to
visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply
to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka−l−lah (May Allah
bestow His Mercy upon you), if he says 'Al−hamduli l−lah'
(Praise be to Allah), to help others to fulfill their oaths,
to help the oppressed, to greet (whomever one should meet),
and to accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet). He
forbade us to wear golden rings, to use silver utensils, to
use Maiyathir (cushions of silk stuffed with cotton and placed
under the rider on the saddle), the Qasiyya (linen clothes
containing silk brought from an Egyptian town), the Istibraq
(thick silk) and the Dibaj (another kind of silk). (See Hadith
No. 539 and 753).

Hadiths 7.101 to 7.103

7.101:
Narrated Safiyya bint Shaiba: The Prophet gave a banquet with
two Mudds of barley on marrying some of his wives. (1 Mudd= 1
3/4 of a kilogram) .

7.102:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone
of you is invites to a wedding banquet, he must go for it
(accept the invitation) ."

7.103:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Set the captives free,
accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet), and visit the
patients."

Hadiths 7.98 to 7.100

7.98:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya and then married her, and
her Mahr was her manumission, and he gave a wedding banquet
with Hais (a sort of sweet dish made from butter, cheese and
dates).

7.99:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet consummated his marriage with a woman (Zainab), so
he sent me to invite men to the meals.

7.100:
Narrated Thabit:
The marriage of Zainab bint Jahash was mentioned in the
presence of Anas and he said, "I did not see the Prophet
giving a better banquet on marrying any of his wives than the
one he gave on marrying Zainab. He then gave a banquet with
one sheep."

Hadiths 7.96 and 7.97

7.96:
Narrated Anas:
When `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf married an Ansari woman, the
Prophet asked him, "How much Mahr did you give her?"
`Abdur−Rahman said, "Gold equal to the weight of a date
stone." Anas added: When they (i.e. the Prophet and his
companions) arrived at Medina, the emigrants stayed at the
Ansar's houses. `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf stayed at Sa`d bin
Ar−Rabi's house. Sa`d said to `Abdur−Rahman, "I will divide
and share my property with you and will give one of my two
wives to you." `Abdur−Rahman said, "May Allah bless you, your
wives and property (I am not in need of that; but kindly show
me the way to the market)." So `Abdur−Rahman went to the
market and traded there gaining a profit of some dried yoghurt
and butter, and married (an Ansari woman). The Prophet said to
him, "Give a banquet, even if with one sheep."

7.97:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not give a better wedding banquet on the
occasion of marrying any of his wives than the one he gave on
marrying Zainab, and that banquet was with (consisted of) one
sheep.

Hadith 7.95

7.95:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: I was ten years old when Allah's
Apostle arrived at Medina. My mother and aunts used to urge me
to serve the Prophet regularly, and I served him for ten
years. When the Prophet died I was twenty years old, and I
knew about the order of Al−Hijab (veiling of ladies) more than
any other person when it was revealed. It was revealed for the
first time when Allah's Apostle had consummated his marriage
with Zainab bint Jahsh. When the day dawned, the Prophet was a
bridegroom and he invited the people to a banquet, so they
came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with
the Prophet for a long time. The Prophet got up and went out,
and I too went out with him so that those people might leave
too. The Prophet proceeded and so did I, till he came to the
threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place. Then thinking that these
people have left by then, he returned and so did I along with
him till he entered upon Zainab and behold, they were still
sitting and had not gone. So the Prophet again went away and I
went away along with him. When we reached the threshold of
`Aisha's dwelling place, he thought that they had left, and so
he returned and I too, returned along with him and found those
people had left. Then the Prophet drew a curtain between me
and him, and the Verses of Al−Hijab were revealed.

Hadiths 7.93 and 7.94

7.93:
Narrated `Aisha:
That she borrowed a necklace from Asma' and then it got lost.
So Allah's Apostle sent some people from his companions in
search of it. In the meantime the stated time for the prayer
became due and they offered their prayer without ablution.
When they came to the Prophet, they complained about it to
him, so the Verse regarding Tayammum was revealed . Usaid bin
Hudair said, "(O `Aisha!) may Allah bless you with a good
reward, for by Allah, never did a difficulty happen in
connection with you, but Allah made an escape from it for you,
and brought Allah's Blessings for the Muslims."

7.94:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, when
having sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah,
Allahumma jannibni−Sh−Shaitan wa jannib−ish−Shaitan ma
razaqtana, and if it is destined that they should have a
child, then Satan will never be able to harm him."

Hadith 7.92.2

7.92.2:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: "Whenever the Prophet passed by (my
mother Um−Sulaim) he used to enter her and greet her. Anas
further said: Once the Prophet way a bridegroom during his
marriage with Zainab, Um Sulaim said to me, "Let us give a
gift to Allah's Apostle ." I said to her, "Do it." So she
prepared Haisa (a sweet dish) made from dates, butter and
dried yoghurt and she sent it with me to him. I took it to him
and he said, "Put it down," and ordered me to call some men
whom he named, and to invite whomever I would meet. I did what
he ordered me to do, and when I returned, I found the house
crowded with people and saw the Prophet keeping his hand over
the Haisa and saying over it whatever Allah wished (him to
say). Then he called the men in batches of ten to eat of it,
and he said to them, "Mention the Name of Allah, and each man
should eat of the dish the nearest to him." When all of them
had finished their meals, some of them left and a few remained
there talking, over which I felt unhappy. Then the Prophet
went out towards the dwelling places (of his wives) and I too,
went out after him and told him that those people had left.
Then he returned and entered his dwelling place and let the
curtains fall while I was in (his) dwelling place, and he was
reciting the Verses:−− 'O you who believe! Enter not the
Prophet's house until leave is given you for a meal, (and
then) not (as early as) to what for its preparation. But when
you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meals,
disperse without sitting for a talk. Verily such (behavior)
annoys the Prophet; and he would be shy of (asking) you (to
go), but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the Truth.' (33−53)
Abu `Uthman said: Anas said, "I served the Prophet for ten
years."

Hadiths 7.90 to 7.92.1

7.90:
Narrated Aisha:
When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me
enter the house (of the Prophet) and nothing surprised me but
the coming of Allah's Apostle to me in the forenoon.

7.91:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Did you
get Anmat?" I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! From where can we have
Anmat?" The Prophet said, "Soon you will have them (Anmat).

7.92.1:
Narrated `Aisha:
that she prepared a lady for a man from the Ansar as his bride
and the Prophet said, "O `Aisha! Haven't you got any amusement
(during the marriage ceremony) as the Ansar like amusement?"

Hadiths 7.87 to 7.89

7.87:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A prophet among the
prophets went for a military expedition and said to his
people: "A man who has married a lady and wants to consummate
his marriage with her and he has not done so yet, should not
accompany me.' "

7.88:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with `Aisha while
she was six years old and consummated his marriage with her
while she was nine years old and she remained with him for
nine years (i.e. till his death).

7.89:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three days at a place between Khaibar
and Medina, and there he consummated his marriage with Safiyya
bint Huyay. I invited the Muslims to a banquet which included
neither meat nor bread. The Prophet ordered for the leather
dining sheets to be spread, and then dates, dried yogurt and
butter were provided over it, and that was the Walima
(banquet) of the Prophet. The Muslims asked whether Safiyya
would be considered as his wife or as a slave girl of what his
right hands possessed. Then they said, "If the Prophet screens
her from the people, then she Is the Prophet's wife but if he
does not screen her, then she is a slave girl." So when the
Prophet proceeded, he made a place for her (on the camel)
behind him and screened her from people.

Hadiths 7.84 to 7.86

7.84:
Narrated Anas: The Prophet offered a wedding banquet on the occasion of his
marriage to Zainab, and provided a good meal for the Muslims.
Then he went out as was his custom on marrying, he came to the
dwelling places of the mothers of the Believers (i.e. his
wives) invoking good (on them), and they were invoking good
(on him). Then he departed (and came back) and saw two men
(still sitting there). So he left again. I do not remember
whether I informed him or he was informed (by somebody else)
of their departure).

7.85:
Narrated Anas: The Prophet saw the traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on
`Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf and said, "What is this?"
`Abdur−Rahman, said, "I have married a woman and have paid
gold equal to the weight of a datestone (as her Mahr). The
Prophet said to him, "May Allah bless you: Offer a wedding
banquet even with one sheep."

7.86:
Narrated `Aisha: When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me
enter the house where I saw some women from the Ansar who
said, "May you prosper and have blessings and have good omen."

Hadith 7.81 to 7.83

7.81:
Narrated `Uqba:
The Prophet said: "The stipulations most entitled to be abided
by are those with which you are given the right to enjoy the
(women's) private parts (i.e. the stipulations of the marriage
contract).

7.82:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "It is not lawful for
a woman (at the time of wedding) to ask for the divorce of her
sister (i.e. the other wife of her would−be husband) in order
to have everything for herself, for she will take only what
has been written for her."

7.83:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf came to
Allah's Apostle and he had marks of Sufra (yellow perfume).
Allah's Apostle asked him (about those marks). `AbdurRahman
bin `Auf told him that he had married a woman from the Ansar.
The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did you pay her?" He said,
"I paid gold equal to the weight of a date stone." Allah's
Apostle said to him, "Give a wedding banquet, even if with one
sheep."

Hadiths: 7.79 and 7.80

7.79:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As−Sa`idi: While I was (sitting) among
the people in the company of Allah's Apostle a woman stood up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! She has given herself in
marriage to you; please give your opinion of her." The Prophet
did not give her any reply. She again stood up and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! She has given herself (in marriage) to you;
so please give your opinion of her. The Prophet did not give
her any reply. She again stood up for the third time and said,
"She has given herself in marriage to you: so give your
opinion of her." So a man stood up and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Marry her to me." The Prophet asked him, "Have you
got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go and search
for something, even if it were an iron ring." The man went and
searched and then returned saying, "I could not find anything,
not even an iron ring." Then the Prophet said, "Do you know
something of the Qur'an (by heart)?" He replied, "I know (by
heart) such Sura and such Sura." The Prophet said, "Go! I have
married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart).

7.80:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said to a man, "Marry,
even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron ring."

Hadith 76 to 78

7.76:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Two men came from the east and delivered
speeches, and the Prophet said, "Some eloquent speech has the
in fluency of magic (e.g., some people refuse to do something
and then a good eloquent speaker addresses them and then they
agree to do that very thing after his speech). "

7.77:
Narrated Ar−Rabi`: (the daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra) After
the consummation of my marriage, the Prophet came and sat on
my bed as far from me as you are sitting now, and our little
girls started beating the tambourines and reciting elegiac
verses mourning my father who had been killed in the battle of
Badr. One of them said, "Among us is a Prophet who knows what
will happen tomorrow." On that the Prophet said, "Leave this
(saying) and keep on saying the verses which you had been
saying before."

7.78:
Narrated Anas:
`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal
to the weight of a date stone (as Mahr). When the Prophet
noticed the signs of cheerfulness of the marriage (on his
face) and asked him about it, he said, "I have married a woman
and gave (her) gold equal to a date stone in weight (as Mahr).

Hadiths 7.73 to 7.75

7.73:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet decreed that one should not
try to cancel a bargain already agreed upon between some other
persons (by offering a bigger price). And a man should not ask
for the hand of a girl who is already engaged to his Muslim
brother, unless the first suitor gives her up, or allows him
to ask for her hand.

7.74:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Beware of suspicion
(about others), as suspicion is the falsest talk, and do not
spy upon each other, and do not listen to the evil talk of the
people about others' affairs, and do not have enmity with one
another, but be brothers. And none should ask for the hand of
a girl who is already engaged to his (Muslim) brother, but one
should wait till the first suitor marries her or leaves her."

7.75:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: "When Hafsa became a widow,"
`Umar said, "I met Abu Bakr and said to him, 'If you wish I
will marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you.' I waited for a few days
then Allah's Apostle asked for her hand. Later Abu Bakr met me
and said, 'Nothing stopped me from returning to you concerning
your offer except that I knew that Allah's Apostle had
mentioned (his wish to marry) her, and I could never let out
the secret of Allah's Apostle . If he had left her, I would
have accepted her.' "

Hadiths: 7.71 and 7.72

7.71:
Narrated 'Ursa bin Az−Zubair: that he asked `Aisha, saying to
her, "O Mother! (In what connection was this Verse revealed):
'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with
orphan girls (to the end of the verse) that your right hands
possess?" ( 4.3) Aisha said, "O my nephew! It was about the
female orphan under the protection of her guardian who was
interested in her beauty and wealth and wanted to marry her
with a little or reduced Mahr. So such guardians were
forbidden to marry female orphans unless they deal with them
justly and give their full Mahr; and they were ordered to
marry women other than them."`Aisha added, "(Later) the people
asked Allah's Apostle, for instructions, and then Allah
revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning the women . .
. And yet whom you desire to marry.' ( 4.127) So Allah
revealed to them in this Verse that−if a female orphan had
wealth and beauty, they desired to marry her and were
interested in her noble descent and the reduction of her Mahr;
but if she was not desired by them because of her lack in
fortune and beauty they left her and married some other woman.
So, as they used to leave her when they had no interest in
her, they had no right to marry her if they had the desire to
do so, unless they deal justly with her and gave her a full
amount of Mahr."

7.72:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman came to the Prophet,, and presented herself to him
(for marriage). He said, "I am not in need of women these
days." Then a man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to me."
The Prophet asked him, "What have you got?" He said, "I have
got nothing." The Prophet said, "Give her something, even an
iron ring." He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet asked
(him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" He
said, "So much and so much." The Prophet said, "I have married
her to you for what you know of the Qur'an."

Hadiths 7.69 and 7.70

7.69:
Narrated Khansa bint Khidam Al−Ansariya: that her father gave
her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that
marriage. So she went to Allah's Apostle and he declared that
marriage invalid.

7.70:
Narrated `Abdur−Rahman bin Yazid and Majammi bin Yazid: The
same ,Hadith above: A man called Khidam married a daughter of
his (to somebody) against her consent. 'If you fear that you
shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then
marry (other) women of your choice.' ( 4.3) And if somebody
says to the guardian (of a woman), "Marry me to so−and−so,"
and the guardian remained silent or said to him, "What have
you got?" And the other said, "I have so much and so much
(Mahr)," or kept quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have
married her to you," then the marriage is valid (legal). This
narration was told by Sahl on the authority of the Prophet.

Hadiths: 7.66 to 7.68

7.66:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "I present myself (to you) (for marriage). She stayed
for a long while, then a man said, "If you are not in need of
her then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got
anything m order to pay her Mahr?" He said, "I have nothing
with me except my Izar (waist sheet)." The Prophet said, "If
you give her your Izar, you will have no Izar to wear, (so go)
and search for something. He said, "I could not find
anything." The Prophet said, "Try (to find something), even if
it were an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that)
The Prophet said (to him). "Do you memorize something of the
Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming
those Suras The Prophet said, "We have married her to you for
what you know of the Qur'an (by heart).

7.67:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A matron should not
be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin
should not be given in marriage except after her permission."
The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How can we know her
permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission).

7.68:
Narrated `Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! A virgin feels shy." He said, "Her
consent is (expressed by) her silence."

Hadiths 7.63 to 7.65

7.63:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: While we were sitting in the company
of the Prophet a woman came to him and presented herself (for
marriage) to him. The Prophet looked at her, lowering his eyes
and raising them, but did not give a reply. One of his
companions said, "Marry her to me O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet asked (him), "Have you got anything?" He said, "I have
got nothing." The Prophet said, "Not even an iron ring?" He
Sa`d, "Not even an iron ring, but I will tear my garment into
two halves and give her one half and keep the other half." The
Prophet; said, "No. Do you know some of the Qur'an (by
heart)?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I have agreed
to marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an (as her
Mahr)." 'And for those who have no courses (i.e. they are
still immature). (65.4) And the 'Iddat for the girl before
puberty is three months (in the above Verse).

7.64:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he
consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then
she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).

7.65:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he
consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham
said: I have been informed that `Aisha remained with the
Prophet for nine years (i.e. till his death).

Hadiths 7.61 and 7.62

7.61:
Narrated Al−Hasan: concerning the Verse: 'Do not prevent them'
(2.232) Ma'qil bin Yasar told me that it was revealed in his
connection. He said, "I married my sister to a man and he
divorced her, and when her days of 'Idda (three menstrual
periods) were over, the man came again and asked for her hand,
but I said to him, 'I married her to you and made her your bed
(your wife) and favored you with her, but you divorced her.
Now you come to ask for her hand again? No, by Allah, she will
never go back to you (again)!' That man was not a bad man and
his wife wanted to go back to him. So Allah revealed this
Verse: 'Do not prevent them.' (2.232) So I said, 'Now I will
do it (let her go back to him), O Allah's Apostle."So he
married her to him again.

7.62:
Narrated `Aisha:
(regarding His Statement): 'They ask your instruction
concerning the women. Say: Allah instructs you about them ...'
( 4.127) It is about the female orphan who is under the
guardianship of a man with whom she shares her property and he
does not want to marry her and dislikes that someone else
should marry her, lest he should share the property with him,
so he prevents her from marrying. So Allah forbade such a
guardian to do so (i.e. to prevent her from marrying).

Hadith 7.59 and 7.60

7.59:
Narrated `Aisha: (as regards the Verse): 'And about what is
recited unto you in the Book, concerning orphan girls to whom you
give not the prescribed portions and yet, whom you desire to marry.'
(4.127) This Verse is about the female orphan who is under the
guardianship of a man with whom she shares her property and he
has more right over her (than anybody else) but does not like
to marry her, so he prevents her, from marrying somebody else,
lest he should share the property with him.

7.60:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: When Hafsa, `Umar's daughter
became a widow because of the death of her (husband) Ibn
Hudhafa As−Sahmi who was one of the companion of the Prophet
and the one of the Badr warriors and died at Medina, `Umar
said, "I met `Uthman bin `Affan and gave him an offer, saying,
'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' He said. 'I will
think it over' I waited for a few days, then he met me and
said, 'I have made up my mind not to marry at present' "`Umar
added, "Then I met Abu Bakr and said to him, 'If you wish, I
will marry Hafsa to you.' "

Hadiths 7.57 and 7.58

7.57:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me in a
dream. An angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of
silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed
the piece of cloth from your face, and there you were. I said
to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "

7.58:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come to you to present myself
to you (for marriage)." Allah's Apostle glanced at her. He
looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then
lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say
anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and
said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then
marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything to
offer." The man said, 'No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and try to find
something." So the man went and returned, saying, "No, by
Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I have not found anything." The
Prophet said, "Go again and look for something, even if it
were an iron ring." He went and returned, saying, "No, by
Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring,
but this is my Izar (waist sheet).' He had no Rida (upper
garment). He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's
Apostle said "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it,
she will have nothing over herself thereof (will be naked);
and if she wears it, then you will have nothing over yourself
thereof ' So the man sat for a long period and then got up (to
leave). When Allah's Apostle saw him leaving, he ordered that
he e called back. When he came, the Prophet asked (him), "How
much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" The man replied, I
know such Sura and such Sura and such Sura," naming the suras.
The Prophet said, "Can you recite it by heart?" He said,
'Yes." The Prophet said, "Go I let you marry her for what you
know of the Qur'an (as her Mahr).

Hadith 7.57

7.56:
Narrated Zainab bint Salama: Um Habiba said to Allah's Apostle
"We have heard that you want to marry Durra bint Abu−Salama."
Allah's Apostle said, "Can she be married along with Um Salama
(her mother)? Even if I have not married Um Salama, she would
not be lawful for me to marry, for her father is my foster
brother." 'And there is no blame on you if you make hint of
betrothal or conceal it in your hearts. Allah is
Oft−Forgiving, Most Forbearing.' (2.235) Ibn `Abbas said,
"Hint your intention of marrying' is made by saying (to the
widow) for example: "I want to marry, and I wish that Allah
will make a righteous lady available for me.' " Al−Qasim said:
One may say to the widow: 'I hold all respect for you, and I
am interested in you; Allah will bring you much good, or
something similar 'Ata said: One should hint his intention,
and should not declare it openly. One may say: 'I have some
need. Have good tidings. Praise be to Allah; you are fit to
remarry.' She (the widow) may say in reply: I am listening to
what you say,' but she should not make a promise. Her guardian
should not make a promise (to somebody to get her married to
him) without her knowledge. But if, while still in the Iddat
period, she makes a promise to marry somebody, and he
ultimately marries her, they are not to be separated by
divorce (i.e., the marriage is valid).

Hadith 7.55

7.55:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : `Umar bin Al−Khattab said,
"When Hafsa bint `Umar became a widow after the death of (her
husband) Khunais bin Hudhafa As−Sahmi who had been one of the
companions of the Prophet, and he died at Medina. I went to
`Uthman bin `Affan and presented Hafsa (for marriage) to him.
He said, "I will think it over.' I waited for a few days, then
he met me and said, 'It seems that it is not possible for me
to marry at present.' " `Umar further said, "I met Abu Bakr
As−Siddique and said to him, 'If you wish, I will marry my
daughter Hafsa to you." Abu Bakr kept quiet and did not say
anything to me in reply. I became more angry with him than
with `Uthman. I waited for a few days and then Allah's Apostle
asked for her hand, and I gave her in marriage to him.
Afterwards I met Abu Bakr who said, 'Perhaps you became angry
with me when you presented Hafsa to me and I did not give you
a reply?' I said, 'Yes.' Abu Bakr said, 'Nothing stopped me to
respond to your offer except that I knew that Allah's Apostle
had mentioned her, and I never wanted to let out the secret of
Allah's Apostle. And if Allah's Apostle had refused her, I
would have accepted her.' "

Hadiths: 7.53 and 7.54

7.53:
Narrated Thabit Al−Banani: I was with Anas while his daughter
was present with him. Anas said, "A woman came to Allah's
Apostle and presented herself to him, saying, 'O Allah's
Apostle, have you any need for me (i.e. would you like to
marry me)?' "Thereupon Anas's daughter said, "What a shameless
lady she was ! Shame! Shame!" Anas said, "She was better than
you; she had a liking for the Prophet so she presented herself
for marriage to him."

7.54:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: A woman presented herself to the
Prophet (for marriage). A man said to him, "O Allah's Apostle!
(If you are not in need of her) marry her to me." The Prophet
said, "What have you got?" The man said, "I have nothing." The
Prophet said (to him), "Go and search for something) even if
it were an iron ring." The man went and returned saying, "No,
I have not found anything, not even an iron ring; but this is
my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for her." He had no
Rida' (upper garment). The Prophet said, "What will she do
with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing
over her; and if she wears it, you will have nothing over
you." So the man sat down and when he had sat a long time, he
got up (to leave). When the Prophet saw him (leaving), he
called him back, or the man was called (for him), and he said
to the man, "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?"
The man replied I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart),"
naming the Suras The Prophet said, "I have married her to you
for what you know of the Qur'an."

Hadiths 7.49 to 7.52

7.49:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet got married while he was in
the state of Ihram.

7.50:
Narrated `Ali:
I said to Ibn `Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the
Prophet forbade (Nikah) Al−Mut'a and the eating of donkey's
meat."

7.51:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I heard Ibn `Abbas (giving a verdict) when
he was asked about the Mut'a with the women, and he permitted
it (Nikah−al−Mut'a). On that a freed slave of his said to him,
"That is only when it is very badly needed and women are
scarce." On that, Ibn `Abbas said, "Yes."

7.52:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah and Salama bin Al−Akwa`: While we
were in an army, Allah's Apostle came to us and said, "You
have been allowed to do the Mut'a (marriage), so do it."
Salama bin Al−Akwa` said: Allah's Apostle's said, "If a man
and a woman agree (to marry temporarily), their marriage
should last for three nights, and if they like to continue,
they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so."
I do not know whether that was only for us or for all the
people in general. Abu `Abdullah (Al−Bukhari) said: `Ali made
it clear that the Prophet said, "The Mut'a marriage has been
cancelled (made unlawful)."

Hadiths 7.46 to 7.48

7.46:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet forbade that a woman should
be married to a man along with her paternal aunt or with her
maternal aunt (at the same time). Az−Zuhri (the sub−narrator)
said: There is a similar order for the paternal aunt of the
father of one's wife, for 'Ursa told me that `Aisha said,
"What is unlawful because of blood relations, is also unlawful
because of the corresponding foster suckling relations."

7.47:
Narrated Ibn `Umar : Allah's Apostle forbade Ash−Shighar,
which means that somebody marries his daughter to somebody
else, and the latter marries his daughter to the former
without paying Mahr.

7.48:
Narrated Hisham's father: Khaula bint Hakim was one of those
ladies who presented themselves to the Prophet for marriage.
`Aisha said, "Doesn't a lady feel ashamed for presenting
herself to a man?" But when the Verse: "(O Muhammad) You may
postpone (the turn of) any of them (your wives) that you
please,' (33.51) was revealed, " `Aisha said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I do
not see, but, that your Lord hurries in pleasing you.' "

Hadiths 7.43 to 7.45

7.43:
Narrated Um Habiba: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my
sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like
that?" I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and
the most beloved person to share the good with me is my
sister." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me
(i.e., to be married to two sisters at a time.)" I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! By Allah, we have heard that you want to
marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean
the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah
! Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be
lawful for me to marry, for she is my foster niece, for
Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you should neither
present your daughters, nor your sisters to me."

7.44:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle forbade that a woman should be married to man
along with her paternal or maternal aunt.

7.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "A woman and her
paternal aunt should not be married to the same man; and
similarly, a woman and her maternal aunt should not be married
to the same man."

Hadiths 7.40 to 7.42

7.40:
Narrated Aisha:
that Allah the brother of Abu Al−Qu'ais, her foster uncle,
came, asking permission to enter upon her after the Verse of
Al−Hijab (the use of veils by women) was revealed. `Aisha
added: I did not allow him to enter, but when Allah's Apostle
came, I told him what I had done, and he ordered me to give
him permission.

7.41:
Narrated `Uqba bin Al−Harith: I married a woman and then a
black lady came to us and said, "I have suckled you both (you
and your wife)." So I came to the Prophet and said, "I married
so−and−so and then a black lady came to us and said to me, 'I
have suckled both of you.' But I think she is a liar." The
Prophet turned his face away from me and I moved to face his
face, and said, "She is a liar." The Prophet said, "How (can
you keep her as your wife) when that lady has said that she
has suckled both of you? So abandon (i.e., divorce) her (your
wife).

7.42:
Narrated Um Habiba: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like to
have (my sister) the daughter of Abu Sufyan?" The Prophet
said, "What shall I do (with her)?" I said, "Marry her." He
said, "Do you like that?" I said, "(Yes), for even now I am
not your only wife, so I like that my sister should share you
with me." He said, "She is not lawful for me (to marry)." I
said, "We have heard that you want to marry." He said, "The
daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she
were not my stepdaughter, she should be unlawful for me to
marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama). So
you should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters,
to me."

Hadiths 7.38 to 7.39

7.38:
Narrated Um Habiba: (daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan."
The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I replied, "Yes, for
even now I am not your only wife and I like that my sister
should share the good with me." The Prophet said, "But that is
not lawful for me." I said, We have heard that you want to
marry the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "(You mean) the
daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she
were not my step−daughter, she would be unlawful for me to
marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled
by Thuwaiba. So you should not present to me your daughters or
your sisters (in marriage)." Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the
freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then
she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his
relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked
him, "What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not
found any rest since I left you, except that I have been given
water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other
fingers) and that is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."

7.39:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet entered upon her while a man was sitting with
her. Signs of answer seemed to appear on his face as if he
disliked that. She said, "Here is my (foster) brother." He
said, "Be sure as to who is your foster brother, for foster
suckling relationship is eestablished only when milk is the
only food of the child."

Hadiths 7.35 to 7.37

7.35:
Narrated Aisha"
(regarding) the Verse: 'And if you fear that you shall not be
able to deal justly with the orphans...' ( 4.3) It is about
the orphan girl who is in the custody of a man who is her
guardian, and he intends to marry her because of her wealth,
but he treats her badly and does not manage her property
fairly and honestly. Such a man should marry women of his
liking other than her, two or three or four. 'Prohibited to
you (for marriage) are: ...your foster−mothers (who suckled
you).' ( 4.23) Marriage is prohibited between persons having a
foster suckling relationship corresponding to a blood
relationship which renders marriage unlawful.

7.36:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) that while Allah's Apostle was with
her, she heard a voice of a man asking permission to enter the
house of Hafsa. `Aisha added: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! This
man is asking permission to enter your house." The Prophet
said, "I think he is so−and−so," naming the foster−uncle of
Hafsa. `Aisha said, "If so−and−so," naming her foster uncle,
"were living, could he enter upon me?" The Prophet said, "Yes,
for foster suckling relations make all those things unlawful
which are unlawful through corresponding birth (blood)
relations."

7.37:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: It was said to the Prophet, "Won't you
marry the daughter of Hamza?" He said, "She is my foster niece
(brother's daughter). "

Hadiths 7.30 to 7.34

7.30:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Evil omen
is in the women, the house and the horse.'

7.31:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Evil omen was mentioned before the
Prophet: The Prophet said, "If there is evil omen in anything,
it is in the house, the woman and the horse."

7.32:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "If at all there
is bad omen, it is in the horse, the woman, and the house."

7.33:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet said, "After me I have
not left any affliction more harmful to men than women."

7.34:
Narrated `Aisha :
Three principles were established because of Barira: (i) When
Banra was manumitted she was given the option (to remain with
her slave husband or not). (ii) Allah's Apostle said "The Wala
of the slave) is for the one who manumits (the slave). (iii)
When Allah's Apostle entered (the house), he saw a cooking pot
on the fire but he was given bread and meat soup from the soup
of the home. The Prophet said, "Didn't I see the cooking pot
(on the fire)?" It was said, "That is the meat given in
charity to Barira, and you do not eat the (things given in)
charity." The Prophet said, "It is an object of charity for
Barira, and it is a present for us."

Hadith 7.27 to 7.29

7.27:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A woman is married
for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her
beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious
woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
7.28:
Narrated Sahl:
A man passed by Allah's Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked (his
companions) "What do you say about this (man)?" They replied
"If he asks for a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in
marriage; and if he intercedes (for someone) his intercessor
should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be listened
to." Allah's Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among
the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah's Apostle asked (them)
"What do you say about this man?" They replied, "If he asks
for a lady's hand in marriage he does not deserve to be
married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession
should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be
listened to.' Allah's Apostle said, "This poor man is better
than so many of the first as filling the earth.'
7.29:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that
you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans ( 4.3)
She said, "O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl
who is under the guardianship of her guardian who likes her
beauty and wealth and wishes to (marry her and) curtails her
Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry them unless
they do justice by giving them their full Mahr, and they have
been ordered to marry other than them. The people asked for
the verdict of Allah's Apostle after that, so Allah revealed:
'They ask your instruction concerning the women . . . whom you
desire to marry.' ( 4.127) So Allah revealed to them that if
the orphan girl had beauty and wealth, they desired to marry
her and for her family status. They can only marry them if
they give them their full Mahr. And if they had no desire to
marry them because of their lack of wealth and beauty, they
would leave them and marry other women. So, as they used to
leave them, when they had no interest, in them, they were
forbidden to marry them when they had such interest, unless
they treated them justly and gave them their full Mahr Apostle
said, 'If at all there is evil omen, it is in the horse, the
woman and the house." a lady is to be warded off. And the
Statement of Allah: 'Truly, among your wives and your
children, there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you from the
obedience of Allah)' (64.14)

Hadiths 7.25 and 7.26

7.25:
Narrated `Aisha:
Abu Hudhaifa bin `Utba bin Rabi`a bin `Abdi Shams who had
witnessed the battle of Badr along with the Prophet adopted
Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint
Al−Walid bin `Utba bin Rabi`a; and Salim was the freed slave
of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as his
son. It was the custom in the Pre−lslamic Period that if
somebody adopted a boy, the people would call him the son of
the adoptive father and he would be the latter's heir. But
when Allah revealed the Divine Verses: 'Call them by (the
names of) their fathers . . . your freed−slaves,' (3
3.5) the adopted persons were called by their fathers' names.
The one whose father was not known, would be regarded as a
Maula and your brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail
bin `Amr Al−Quraishi Al−`Amiri−−and she was the wife of Abu−
Hudhaifa bin `Utba−−came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and
now Allah has revealed what you know (regarding adopted
sons)." The sub−narrator then mentioned the rest of the
narration.

7.26:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle entered upon Dubaa bint Az−Zubair and said to
her, "Do you have a desire to perform the Hajj?" She replied,
"By Allah, I feel sick." He said to her, "Intend to perform
Hajj and stipulate something by saying, 'O Allah, I will
finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I am
unable to go further)." She was the wife of Al−Miqdad bin
Al−Aswad.

Hadith 7.24

7.24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d As−Sa`idi: A woman came to Allah's
Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come to give you
myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Apostle looked at
her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her
and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not
say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up
and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of her,
then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got
anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's
Apostle!" The Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and
see if you have something." The man went and returned, saying,
"No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's Apostle
said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an
iron ring." He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah,
O Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but
this is my Izar (waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I
give half of it to her." Allah's Apostle said, "What will she
do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if
she wears it, you will be naked." So that man sat down for a
long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Apostle
saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he
came, the Prophet said, "How much of the Qur'an do you know?"
He said, "I know such Sura and such Sura," counting them. The
Prophet said, "Do you know them by heart?" He replied, "Yes."
The Prophet said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of the
Qur'an which you have."

Hadiths 7.21 to 7.23

7.21:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said: Abraham did not tell
lies except three. (One of them was) when Abraham passed by a
tyrant and (his wife) Sara was accompanying him (Abu Huraira
then mentioned the whole narration and said:) (The tyrant)
gave her Hajar. Sara said, "Allah saved me from the hands of
the Kafir (i.e. infidel) and gave me Hajar to serve me." (Abu
Huraira added:) That (Hajar) is your mother, O Banu
Ma'−As−Sama' (i.e., the Arabs).

7.22:
Narrated Anas: The Prophet stayed for three days between Khaibar and Medina,
and there he consummated his marriage to Safiyya bint Huyai. I
invited the Muslims to the wedding banquet in which neither
meat nor bread was offered. He ordered for leather
dining−sheets to be spread, and dates, dried yoghurt and
butter were laid on it, and that was the Prophet's wedding
banquet. The Muslims wondered, "Is she (Saffiyya) considered
as his wife or his slave girl?" Then they said, "If he orders
her to veil herself, she will be one of the mothers of the
Believers; but if he does not order her to veil herself, she
will be a slave girl. So when the Prophet proceeded from
there, he spared her a space behind him (on his she−camel) and
put a screening veil between her and the people.

7.23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya
and regarded her manumission as her Mahr.

Hadiths 7.18 to 7.20

7.18:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for `Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu
Bakr said "But I am your brother." The Prophet said, "You are
my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha)
is lawful for me to marry."

7.19:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The best women are
the riders of the camels and the righteous among the women of
Quraish. They are the kindest women to their children in their
childhood and the more careful women of the property of their
husbands."

7.20:
Narrated Abu Burda's father: Allah's Apostle said, any man who
has a slave girl whom he educates properly, teaches good
manners, manumits and marries her, will get a double reward
And if any man of the people of the Scriptures believes in his
own prophet and then believes in me too, he will (also) get a
double reward And any slave who fulfills his duty to his
master and to his Lord, will (also) get a double reward."

Hadiths 7.15 to 7.17

7.15:
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice
in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and
said to me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold,
it was you. I said to myself, 'If this dream is from Allah, He
will cause it to come true.' "

7.16:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While we were returning from a
Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my
camel fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me and
pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my
camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see.
Behold! The rider was the Prophet himself. He said, 'What
makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, I am newly married " He
said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, "A
matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that
you may play with her and she with you?" When we were about to
enter (Medina), the Prophet said, "Wait so that you may enter
(Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may comb
her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave
her pubic region.

7.17:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When I got married, Allah's
Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have you married?" I
replied, "I have married a matron' He said, "Why, don't you
have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?" Jabir
also said: Allah's Apostle said, "Why didn't you marry a young
girl so that you might play with her and she with you?'

Hadiths 7.12 to 7.14

7.12:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet prevented `Uthman
bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we
would have got ourselves castrated.

7.13.1:
Narrated `Abdullah: We used to participate in the holy battles
led by Allah's Apostle and we had nothing (no wives) with us.
So we said, "Shall we get ourselves castrated?" He forbade us
that and then allowed us to marry women with a temporary
contract (2) and recited to us: −− 'O you who believe ! Make
not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for
you, but commit no transgression.' (5.87)

7.13.2:
Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a young
man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual
intercourse and I cannot afford to marry." He kept silent, and
then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent. I
said the same (for the third time) and he remained silent.
Then repeated my question (for the fourth time), and only then
the Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! The pen has dried after
writing what you are going to confront. So (it does not matter
whether you) get yourself castrated or not."

7.14:
Narrated `Aisha :
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Suppose you landed in a valley
where there is a tree of which something has been eaten and
then you found trees of which nothing has been eaten, of which
tree would you let your camel graze?" He said, "(I will let my
camel graze) of the one of which nothing has been eaten
before." (The sub−narrator added: `Aisha meant that Allah's
Apostle had not married a virgin besides herself.)

Hadiths 7.10 to 7.11

7.10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf came (from
Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet made a bond of brotherhood
between him and Sa`d bin Ar−Rabi` Al−Ansari. Al−Ansari had two
wives, so he suggested that `Abdur−Rahman take half, his wives
and property. `Abdur−Rahman replied, "May Allah bless you with
your wives and property. Kindly show me the market." So
`Abdur−Rahman went to the market and gained (in bargains) some
dried yoghurt and some butter. After a few days the Prophet
saw `Abdur−Rahman with some yellow stains on his clothes and
asked him, "What is that, O `Abdur−Rahman?" He replied, "I had
married an Ansari woman." The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr
did you give her?" He replied, "The weight of one (date) stone
of gold." The Prophet said, "Offer a banquet, even with one
sheep."

7.11:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: Allah's Apostle forbade `Uthman
bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and
if he had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves
castrated.

Hadiths 7.6 to 7.9

7.6:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet I used to go round (have sexual relations with)
all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives.

7.7:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you
married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best
person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other
Muslims, had the largest number of wives."

7.8:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: The Prophet said, "The rewards
(of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will
get the reward for what he has intended. So whoever emigrated
for Allah's and His Apostle's sake, his emigration was for
Allah and His Apostle; and whoever emigrated for worldly
benefits, or to marry a woman, then his emigration was for the
thing for what he emigrated for." (1)

7.9:
Narrated Ibn Masud: We used to fight in the holy battles in
the company of the Prophet and we had no wives with us. So we
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we get castrated?" The Prophet
forbade us to do so.

Hadiths 7.3 to 7.5

7.3:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met him at Mina and said,
"O Abu `Abdur−Rahman ! I have something to say to you." So
both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur−Rah.
man! Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember
your past days?" When `Abdullah felt that he was not in need
of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!"
Then I heard him saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have
said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet once said to us, 'O
young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should
marry, and whoever is not able to marry, is recommended to
fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.

7.4:
Narrated `Abdullah: We were with the Prophet while we were
young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Apostle said, "O
young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry,
because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty
(i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual
intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should
fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power."

7.5:
Narrated 'Ata:
We presented ourselves along with Ibn `Abbas at the funeral
procession of Maimuna at a place called Sarif. Ibn `Abbas
said, "This is the wife of the Prophet so when you lift her
bier, do not Jerk it or shake it much, but walk smoothly
because the Prophet had nine wives and he used to observe the
night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was
no night turn."

Hadith 7.1 & 7.2

7.1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of three men came to the
houses of the wives of the Prophet asking how the Prophet
worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that,
they considered their worship insufficient and said, "Where
are we from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been
forgiven." Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer
throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will fast
throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third
said, "I will keep away from the women and will not marry
forever." Allah's Apostle came to them and said, "Are you the
same people who said so−and−so? By Allah, I am more submissive
to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I fast and break
my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not
follow my tradition in religion, is not from me (not one of my
followers).

7.2:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked `Aisha about the Statement of Allah: 'If you
fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan
girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three
or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal
justly (with them), then only one, or (the captives) that your
right hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from
doing injustice.' ( 4.3) `Aisha said, "O my nephew! (This
Verse has been revealed in connection with) an orphan girl
under the guardianship of her guardian who is attracted by her
wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with a Mahr less
than what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such
guardians) have been forbidden to marry them unless they do
justice to them and give them their full Mahr, and they are
ordered to marry other women instead of them."

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Hadiths 1.54 and 1.55

1.54:
Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah: I gave the pledge of allegiance
to Allah's Apostle for the following: −1. offer prayers
perfectly −2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) −3. and be
sincere and true to every Muslim.

1.55:
Narrated Ziyad bin `Ilaqa [??] : I heard Jarir bin `Abdullah
(Praising Allah). On the day when Al−Mughira bin Shu`ba died,
he (Jarir) got up (on the pulpit) and thanked and praised
Allah and said, "Be afraid of Allah alone Who has none along
with Him to be worshipped. (You should) be calm and quiet till
the (new) chief comes to you and he will come to you soon. Ask
Allah's forgiveness for your (late) chief because he himself
loved to forgive others." Jarir added, "Amma ba`du (now then),
I went to the Prophet and said, 'I give my pledge of
allegiance to you for Islam." The Prophet conditioned (my
pledge) for me to be sincere and true to every Muslim so I
gave my pledge to him for this. By the Lord of this mosque! I
am sincere and true to you (Muslims). Then Jarir asked for
Allah's forgiveness and came down (from the pulpit).
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Hadiths 1.51 to 1.53

1.51:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: Allah's Apostle said, "The
reward of deeds depends upon the intention and every person
will get the reward according to what he has intended. So
whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle, then his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle. And whoever
emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his
emigration was for what he emigrated for."

1.52:
Narrated Abu Mas`ud: The Prophet said, "If a man spends on his
family (with the intention of having a reward from Allah)
sincerely for Allah's sake then it is a (kind of) alms−giving
in reward for him.

1.53:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: Allah's Apostle said, "You will
be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake even if it
were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth."

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Hadith 1.50

1.50:
Narrated Abu Jamra: I used to sit with Ibn `Abbas and he made
me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him
in order that he might give me a share from his property. So I
stayed with him for two months. Once he told (me) that when
the delegation of the tribe of `Abdul Qais came to the
Prophet, the Prophet asked them, "Who are the people (i.e.
you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They replied, "We are from
the tribe of Rabi`a." Then the Prophet said to them, "Welcome!
O people (or O delegation of `Abdul Qais)! Neither will you
have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We cannot come to you except in the sacred month and
there is the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between you
and us. So please order us to do something good (religious
deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left
behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on
them)." Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what
is illegal). The Prophet ordered them to do four things and
forbade them from four things. He ordered them to believe in
Allah Alone and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by
believing in Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His
Apostle know better." Thereupon the Prophet said, "It means:
−1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but
Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. −2. To offer prayers
perfectly −3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity) −4. To
observe fast during the month of Ramadan. −5. And to pay
Al−Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's
Cause). Then he forbade them four things, namely Hantam,
Dubba, Naqir−Muzaffat or (Naqir) Muqaiyar (names of pots in
which Alcoholic drinks were prepared, the Prophet used the
names of the pots to designate the prohibited drinks usually
brewed in them). The Prophet further said (to them): "Memorize
them (these instructions) and convey them to the people whom
you have left behind."

Hadiths: 1.48 and 1.49

1.48:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: I was informed by Abu Sufyan
that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you whether they
(followers of Muhammad) were increasing or decreasing. You
replied that they were increasing. And in fact, this is the
way of true Faith till it is complete in all respects. I
further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after
embracing his (the Prophets) religion (Islam) became
displeased and discarded it. You replied in the negative, and
in fact, this is (a sign of) true faith. When its delight
enters the heart and mixes with them completely, nobody can be
displeased with it."

1.49:
Narrated An−Nu`man bin Bashir: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in between them
there are doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the people
have no knowledge about them. So whoever saves himself from
these suspicious things saves his religion and his honor. And
whoever indulges in these suspicious things is like a shepherd
who grazes (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of
someone else and at any moment he is liable to get in it. (O
people!) Beware! Every king has a Hima and the Hima of Allah
on the earth is His illegal (forbidden) things. Beware! There
is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed)
the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole
body gets spoilt and that is the heart.

Hadith 1.47

1.47:
Narrated Abu Huraira: One day while the Prophet was sitting in
the company of some people, (The angel) Gabriel came and
asked, "What is faith?" Allah's Apostle replied, 'Faith is to
believe in Allah, His angels, (the) meeting with Him, His
Apostles, and to believe in Resurrection." Then he further
asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To worship
Allah Alone and none else, to offer prayers perfectly to pay
the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to observe fasts during the
month of Ramadan." Then he further asked, "What is Ihsan
(perfection)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To worship Allah as
if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this state of
devotion then you must consider that He is looking at you."
Then he further asked, "When will the Hour be established?"
Allah's Apostle replied, "The answerer has no better knowledge
than the questioner. But I will inform you about its portents.
−1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master. −2. When
the shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing
with others in the construction of higher buildings. And the
Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah.
The Prophet then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the
knowledge of the Hour−−." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel)
left and the Prophet asked his companions to call him back,
but they could not see him. Then the Prophet said, "That was
Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion." Abu
`Abdullah said: He (the Prophet) considered all that as a part
of faith.

Hadiths 1.45 & 1.46

1.45:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(A believer) who
accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere
faith and hoping to attain Allah's reward and remains with it
till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies
are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirats. Each
Qirat is like the size of the (Mount) Uhud. He who offers the
funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return
with the reward of one Qirat only."

1.46:
Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Abusing a Muslim is
Fusuq (an evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)."
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: "Allah's Apostle went out to
inform the people about the (date of the) night of decree
(Al−Qadr) but there happened a quarrel between two Muslim men.
The Prophet said, "I came out to inform you about (the date
of) the night of Al−Qadr, but as so and so and so and so
quarreled, its knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and
maybe it was better for you. Now look for it in the 7th, the
9th and the 5th (of the last 10 nights of the month of
Ramadan).

Hadiths 1.43 & 1.44

1.43:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: Once a Jew said to me, "O the
chief of believers! There is a verse in your Holy Book Which
is read by all of you (Muslims), and had it been revealed to
us, we would have taken that day (on which it was revealed as
a day of celebration." `Umar bin Al−Khattab asked, "Which is
that verse?" The Jew replied, "This day I have perfected your
religion For you, completed My favor upon you, And have chosen
for you Islam as your religion." (5:3) `Umar replied, "No
doubt, we know when and where this verse was revealed to the
Prophet. It was Friday and the Prophet was standing at `Arafat
(i.e. the Day of Hajj)"

1.44:
Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A man from Najd with unkempt
hair came to Allah's Apostle and we heard his loud voice but
could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and
then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's
Apostle said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five times
in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any
more (praying)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want
to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's Apostle
further said to him: "You have to observe fasts during the
month of Ramadan." The man asked, "Is there any more fasting?"
Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to observe the
Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Apostle further said to
him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)." The man
asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to
pay?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, unless you want to give
alms of your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By
Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this." Allah's
Apostle said, "If what he said is true, then he will be
successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."

Hadiths 1.40, 1.41 & 1.42

1.40:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If any one of you
improve (follows strictly) his Islamic religion then his good
deeds will be rewarded ten times to seven hundred times for
each good deed and a bad deed will be recorded as it is."
1.41:
Narrated `Aisha:
Once the Prophet came while a woman was sitting with me. He
said, "Who is she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and told
him about her (excessive) praying. He said disapprovingly, "Do
(good) deeds which is within your capacity (without overtaxing
yourself) as Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards) but
(surely) you will get tired; the best deed (act of Worship) in
the sight of Allah is that which is done regularly."
1.42:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal
to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And
whoever said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a
wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart
good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out
of Hell."

Hadiths 1.38 and 1.39

1.38:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Religion is very easy
and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be
able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists,
but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings
that you will be rewarded; and gain strength by worshipping in
the mornings, the nights." (See Fath−ul−Bari, Page 102, Vol.
1).

1.39:
Narrated Al−Bara' (bin `Azib): When the Prophet came to
Medina, he stayed first with his grandfathers or maternal
uncles from Ansar. He offered his prayers facing Baitul−Maqdis
(Jerusalem) for sixteen or seventeen months, but he wished
that he could pray facing the Ka`ba (at Mecca). The first
prayer which he offered facing the Ka`ba was the `Asr prayer
in the company of some people. Then one of those who had
offered that prayer with him came out and passed by some
people in a mosque who were bowing during their prayers
(facing Jerusalem). He said addressing them, "By Allah, I
testify that I have prayed with Allah's Apostle facing Mecca
(Ka`ba).' Hearing that, those people changed their direction
towards the Ka`ba immediately. Jews and the people of the
scriptures used to be pleased to see the Prophet facing
Jerusalem in prayers but when he changed his direction towards
the Ka`ba, during the prayers, they disapproved of it.
Al−Bara' added, "Before we changed our direction towards the
Ka`ba (Mecca) in prayers, some Muslims had died or had been
killed and we did not know what to say about them (regarding
their prayers.) Allah then revealed: And Allah would never
make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. the prayers of
those Muslims were valid).' " (2:143).

Hadiths 1.35, 1.36 and 1.37

1.35:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The person who
participates in (Holy battles) in Allah's cause and nothing
compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His Apostles,
will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty
(if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is
killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it
difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any
sariya (military unit) going for Jihad and I would have loved
to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made Alive, and then
martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His
cause."

1.36:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said: "Whoever
establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully
out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not
for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven."

1.37:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever observes
fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and
hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will
be forgiven."

Hadiths 1.32, 1.33 and 1.34

1.32:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The signs of a
hypocrite are three: −1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
−2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise ).
−3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest. (If you keep
something as a trust with him, he will not return it.)"

1.33:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, "Whoever has
the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite
and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will
have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives
it up. −1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays. −2. Whenever
he speaks, he tells a lie. −3. Whenever he makes a covenant,
he proves treacherous. −4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in
a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."

1.34:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever
establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere
faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show off)
then all his past sins will be forgiven."

Hadiths 1.30 and 1.31

1.30:
Narrated Al−Ahnaf bin Qais: While I was going to help this man
(`Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra met me and asked, "Where are
you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that person." He
said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'When
two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both
the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the
Hell−fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is all right for
the murderer but what about the murdered one?' Allah's Apostle
replied, "He surely had the intention to kill his companion."

1.31:
Narrated `Abdullah: When the following Verse was revealed: "It
is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong
(worshipping others besides Allah.)" (6:83), the companions of
Allah's Apostle asked, "Who is amongst us who had not done
injustice (wrong)?" Allah revealed: "No doubt, joining others
in worship with Allah is a great injustice (wrong) indeed."
(31.13)

Hadiths 1.28 and 1.29

1.28:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said: "I was shown the
Hell−fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who
were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they disbelieve in Allah?"
(or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, "They are
ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors
and the good (charitable deeds) done to them. If you have
always been good (benevolent) to one of them and then she sees
something in you (not of her liking), she will say, 'I have
never received any good from you."
1.29:
Narrated Al−Ma`rur: At Ar−Rabadha I met Abu Dhar who was
wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar
one. I asked about the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a
person by calling his mother with bad names." The Prophet said
to me, 'O Abu Dhar! Did you abuse him by calling his mother
with bad names You still have some characteristics of
ignorance. Your slaves are your brothers and Allah has put
them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his
command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what
he wears. Do not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their
capacity (power) and if you do so, then help them.' "

Hadiths 1.26 & 1.27

1.26:
Narrated Sa`d:
Allah's Apostle distributed (Zakat) amongst (a group of)
people while I was sitting there but Allah's Apostle left a
man whom I thought the best of the lot. I asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! Why have you left that person? By Allah I regard him
as a faithful believer." The Prophet commented: "Or merely a
Muslim." I remained quiet for a while, but could not help
repeating my question because of what I knew about him. And
then asked Allah's Apostle, "Why have you left so and so? By
Allah! He is a faithful believer." The Prophet again said, "Or
merely a Muslim." And I could not help repeating my question
because of what I knew about him. Then the Prophet said, "O
Sa`d! I give to a person while another is dearer to me, for
fear that he might be thrown on his face in the Fire by
Allah."

1.27:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A person asked Allah's Apostle .
"What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are
good?" He replied, "To feed (the poor) and greet those whom
you know and those whom you don't know."

Hadiths 1.24 & 1.25

1.24:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said: "I have been ordered
(by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that
Muhammad is Allah's Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly
and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform a that,
then they save their lives an property from me except for
Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done
by Allah."

1.25:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle was asked, "What is the
best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle
(Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in
goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad (religious
fighting) in Allah's Cause." The questioner again asked, "What
is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To perform Hajj
(Pilgrim age to Mecca) Mabrur" (i.e. accepted by Allah,
performed with the intention of seeking Allah's pleasure only
and not to show off, without committing a sin and in
accordance with the traditions of the Prophet).

Hadiths 1.21,1.22, & 1.23

1.21:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: The Prophet said, "When the
people of Paradise will enter Paradise and the people of Hell
will go to Hell, Allah will order those who have had faith
equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed to be taken out
from Hell. So they will be taken out but (by then) they will
be blackened (charred). Then they will be put in the river of
Haya' (rain) or Hayat (life) (the Narrator is in doubt as to
which is the right term), and they will revive like a grain
that grows near the bank of a flood channel. Don't you see
that it comes out yellow and twisted"
1.22:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "While I
was sleeping I saw (in a dream) some people wearing shirts of
which some were reaching up to the breasts only while others
were even shorter than that. `Umar bin Al−Khattab was shown
wearing a shirt that he was dragging." The people asked, "How
did you interpret it? (What is its interpretation) O Allah's
Apostle?" He (the Prophet ) replied, "It is the Religion."
1.23:
Narrated `Abdullah (bin `Umar): Once Allah's Apostle passed by
an Ansari (man) who was admonishing to his brother regarding
Haya' (pious shyness from committing religious indiscretions).
On that Allah's Apostle said, "Leave him as Haya' is a part of
faith." (See Hadith No.8)

Hadith 1.18, 1.19 & 1.20

1.18:
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al−Khudri: Allah's Apostle said, "A time
will come that the best property of a Muslim will be sheep
which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of
rainfall (valleys) so as to flee with his religion from
afflictions."
1.19:
Narrated `Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle ordered the Muslims to do something,
he used to order them deeds which were easy for them to do,
(according to their strength endurance). They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! We are not like you. Allah has forgiven your past and
future sins." So Allah's Apostle became angry and it was
apparent on his face. He said, "I am the most Allah fearing,
and know Allah better than all of you do."
1.20:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three
qualities will taste the sweetness of faith: −1. The one to
whom Allah and His Apostle become dearer than anything else.
−2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake.
−3. Who hates to revert to disbelief (Atheism) after Allah has
brought (saved) him out from it, as he hates to be thrown in
fire."

Hadidth 1.17

1.17:
Narrated 'Ubada bin As−Samit: who took part in the battle of
Badr and was a Naqib (a person heading a group of six
persons), on the night of Al−`Aqaba pledge: Allah's Apostle
said while a group of his companions were around him, "Swear
allegiance to me for: − 1. Not to join anything in worship
along with Allah. −2. Not to steal. −3. Not to commit illegal
sexual intercourse. −4. Not to kill your children. −5. Not to
accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among
people). −6. Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good
deed." The Prophet added: "Whoever among you fulfills his
pledge will be rewarded by Allah. And whoever indulges in any
one of them (except the ascription of partners to Allah) and
gets the punishment in this world, that punishment will be an
expiation for that sin. And if one indulges in any of them,
and Allah conceals his sin, it is up to Him to forgive or
punish him (in the Hereafter)." 'Ubada bin As−Samit added: "So
we swore allegiance for these." (points to Allah's Apostle)

Hadith 1.15 & 1.16

1.15:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following three
qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: − 1. The
one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything
else. −2. Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's
sake. −3. Who hates to revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he
hates to be thrown into the fire."
1.16:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of faith and
hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."

Hadiths 1.12, 1.13, 1.14

1.12:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he wishes
for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."
1.13:
Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose
Hands my life is, none of you will have faith till he loves me
more than his father and his children."
1.14:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he loves me
more than his father, his children and all mankind."

Hadith 1.11

1.11:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: A man asked the Prophet , "What
sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The
Prophet replied, 'To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you
know and those whom you do not Know (See Hadith No. 27).

Hadith 1.10

1.10:
Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose
Islam is the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He
replied, "One who avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue
and hands."

Hadith 1.9

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

Hadith 1.8

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief)
consists of more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya'
(This word "Haya'" covers a large number of concepts which are
to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty,
bashfulness, and scruple, etc. Its predominant meaning is:
pious shyness from committing religious indiscretions) is a
part of faith."

Bk. 2: Belief: Hadith 1.7

1.7:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on
(the following) five (principles): −1. To testify that there
is no deity (owing the right to be worshipped) but Allah and
that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger. −2. To offer the
(compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
−3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . −4. To perform
Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca) −5. To observe fast during
the month of Ramadan.

Hadith 1.6

1.6:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me
that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been
accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing
business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at
the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and
Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to
Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the
court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him.
He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius'
question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to
that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I
am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group). Heraclius
said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his
companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told
his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put
some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that
if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me."
Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my
companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the
truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about
him was: 'What is his family status amongst you?' I replied,
'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.' Heraclius
further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same
(i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied, 'No.'
He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I
replied, 'No.'
Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I
replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are his
followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' I replied,
'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst
those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce
the religion afterwards?' I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies
before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I replied, 'No. '
Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied, 'No.
We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in
it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him
except that. Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with
him?' I replied, 'Yes.'
Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' I
replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.'
Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He
tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship
anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our
ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth,
to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and
kin.' Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the
following, I asked you about his family and your reply was
that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the
Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective
peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you
claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the
answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that
this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I
asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your
reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the
affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take
back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was
ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and
your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who
does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about
Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him
or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed
him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this
very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers
were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were
increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it
is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there
was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became
displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the
negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when
its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely.
I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the
negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked
you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you
to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing
along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered
you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you
have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place
underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he
was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from
you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go
immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would
certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter
addressed by Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to
the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius to read.
The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of
Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from
Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the
ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him, who follows the right
path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a
Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward,
and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be
committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And
I recite to you Allah's Statement:) 'O people of the
scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship
none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with
Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside
Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are
Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). Abu
Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and
had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the
Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my
companions that the question of Ibn−Abi−Kabsha (the Prophet
Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani
Al−Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to
become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror in
the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to
it). The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An−Natur was the Governor of
Ilya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians
of Sham. Ibn An−Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was
visiting Ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a
sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that
mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He
replied, 'At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the
leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared (become
the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?' The
people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices
circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews).
'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.'
While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of
Ghassan to convey the news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was
brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the
people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was
circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that
he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs.
The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.'
(After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of
the Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his
friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge.
Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed
there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend
who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the
Prophet and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius
invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his
palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the
doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O
Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right
guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of
allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).' (On hearing
the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of
the palace like onagers [??] but found the doors closed.
Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost
the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should
be brought back in audience. (When they returned) he said,
'What already said was just to test the strength of your
conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before
him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of
Heraclius' story (in connection with his faith).

Hadith 1.5

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle was the most generous of
all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in
the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to
meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an.
Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even more
generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and
haste to do charitable deeds).

Hadith 1.4

1.4:
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn `Abbas in the explanation of
the Statement of Allah 'Move not your tongue concerning (the
Qur'an) to make haste therewith (75.16)' said "Allah's Apostle
used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to
move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn `Abbas
moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of you as
Allah's Apostle used to move his." Sa`id moved his lips
saying: "I am moving my lips, as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his."
Ibn `Abbas added, "So Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue
concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for us
to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to
recite it (the Qur'an) (75.16−17)' which means that Allah will
make him (the Prophet ) remember the portion of the Qur'an
which was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The
Statement of Allah: And 'When we have recited it to you (O
Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an)
recital' (75.18) means 'listen to it and be silent.' Then it
is for Us (Allah) to make It clear to you' (75.19) means 'Then
it is (for Allah) to make you recite it (and its meaning will
be clear by itself through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's
Apostle used to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and after
his departure he used to recite it as Gabriel had recited it."

Hadith 1.2

1.2:
Narrated `Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) Al−Harith
bin Hisham asked Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is
the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a
bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then
this state passes off after I have grasped what is inspired.
Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me
and I grasp what he says." `Aisha added: Verily I saw the
Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed
the sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was
over).

Hadith 1.1

1.1:
Narrated `Umar bin Al−Khattab: I heard Allah's Apostle saying,
"Deeds (their correctness and rewards) depend upon intentions,
and every person gets but what he has intended. So whoever
emigrated for worldly benefits, or for a woman to marry, his
emigration is for what he emigrated for."

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