Narrated Anas bin Malik: While the Prophet was in the market, somebody, called, O Abul-Qasim. The Prophet turned to him. The man said, I have called to this (i.e. another man). The Prophet said, Name yourselves by my name but not by my Kunya (name). (In Arabic world it is the custom to call the man as the father of his eldest son, e.g. Abul-Qasim.) (See Hadith No. 737, Vol. 4)
Read More..Narrated Anas: A man at Al-Baqi' called, O Abul-Qasim! The Prophet turned to him and the man said (to the Prophet ), I did not intend to call you. The prophet said, Name yourselves by my name but not by my Kunya (name).
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira Ad-Dausi: Once the Prophet went out during the day. Neither did he talk to me nor I to him till he reached the market of Bani Qainuqa and then he sat in the compound of Fatima's house and asked about the small boy (his grandson Al-Hasan) but Fatima kept the boy in for a while. I thought she was either changing his clothes or giving the boy a bath. After a while the boy came out running and the Prophet embraced and kissed him and then said, 'O Allah! Love him, and love whoever loves him.'
Read More..Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `Umar told us that the people used to buy food from the caravans in the lifetime of the Prophet. The Prophet used to forbid them to sell it at the very place where they had purchased it (but they were to wait) till they carried it to the market where foodstuff was sold.
Read More..Ibn `Umar said, 'The Prophet also forbade the reselling of foodstuff by somebody who had bought it unless he had received it with exact full measure.'
Read More..Narrated Ata bin Yasar: I met `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As and asked him, Tell me about the description of Allah's Apostle which is mentioned in Torah (i.e. Old Testament. ) He replied, 'Yes. By Allah, he is described in Torah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Qur'an as follows: O Prophet ! We have sent you as a witness (for Allah's True religion) And a giver of glad tidings (to the faithful believers), And a warner (to the unbelievers) And guardian of the illiterates. You are My slave and My messenger (i.e. Apostle). I have named you Al-Mutawakkil (who depends upon Allah). You are neither discourteous, harsh Nor a noisemaker in the markets And you do not do evil to those Who do evil to you, but you deal With them with forgiveness and kindness. Allah will not let him (the Prophet) Die till he makes straight the crooked people by making them say: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, With which will be opened blind eyes And deaf ears and enveloped hearts.
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