Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Hakim bin Hizam said, O Allah's Apostle! I used to do good deeds in the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance, e.g., keeping good relations with my Kith and kin, manumitting slaves and giving alms. Shall I receive a reward for all that? Allah's Apostle replied, You embraced Islam with all the good deeds which you did in the past.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Once Allah's Apostle passed by a dead sheep and said to the people, Wouldn't you benefit by its skin? The people replied that it was dead. The Prophet said, But its eating only is illegal.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, son of Mary (Jesus) will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims) as a just ruler and will break the Cross and kill the pig and abolish the Jizya (a tax taken from the non-Muslims, who are in the protection, of the Muslim government). Then there will be abundance of money and nobody will accept charitable gifts.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once `Umar was informed that a certain man sold alcohol. `Umar said, May Allah curse him! Doesn't he know that Allah's Apostle said, 'May Allah curse the Jews, for Allah had forbidden them to eat the fat of animals but they melted it and sold it.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, May Allah curse the Jews, because Allah made fat illegal for them but they sold it and ate its price.
Read More..Narrated Sa`id bin Abu Al-Hasan: While I was with Ibn `Abbas a man came and said, O father of `Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures. Ibn `Abbas said, I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Apostle . I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn `Abbas said to him, What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects.
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