Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: I was accompanying the Prophet on a journey and was riding a slow camel that was lagging behind the others. The Prophet passed by me and asked, Who is this? I replied, Jabir bin `Abdullah. He asked, What is the matter, (why are you late)? I replied, I am riding a slow camel. He asked, Do you have a stick? I replied in the affirmative. He said, Give it to me. When I gave it to him, he beat the camel and rebuked it. Then that camel surpassed the others thenceforth. The Prophet said, Sell it to me. I replied, It is (a gift) for you, O Allah's Apostle. He said, Sell it to me. I have bought it for four Dinars (gold pieces) and you can keep on riding it till Medina. When we approached Medina, I started going (towards my house). The Prophet said, Where are you going? I Sa`d, I have married a widow. He said, Why have you not married a virgin to fondle with each other? I said, My father died and left daughters, so I decided to marry a widow (an experienced woman) (to look after them). He said, Well done. When we reached Medina, Allah's Apostle said, O Bilal, pay him (the price of the camel) and give him extra money. Bilal gave me four Dinars and one Qirat extra. (A sub-narrator said): Jabir added, The extra Qirat of Allah's Apostle never parted from me. The Qirat was always in Jabir bin `Abdullah's purse.
Read More..Narrated Sahl bin Sad: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, O Allah's Apostle! I want to give up myself to you. A man said, Marry her to me. The Prophet said, We agree to marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an by heart.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle deputed me to keep Sadaqat (al-Fitr) of Ramadan. A comer came and started taking handfuls of the foodstuff (of the Sadaqa) (stealthily). I took hold of him and said, By Allah, I will take you to Allah's Apostle . He said, I am needy and have many dependents, and I am in great need. I released him, and in the morning Allah's Apostle asked me, What did your prisoner do yesterday? I said, O Allah's Apostle! The person complained of being needy and of having many dependents, so, I pitied him and let him go. Allah's Apostle said, Indeed, he told you a lie and he will be coming again. I believed that he would show up again as Allah's Apostle had told me that he would return. So, I waited for him watchfully. When he (showed up and) started stealing handfuls of foodstuff, I caught hold of him again and said, I will definitely take you to Allah's Apostle. He said, Leave me, for I am very needy and have many dependents. I promise I will not come back again. I pitied him and let him go. In the morning Allah's Apostle asked me, What did your prisoner do. I replied, O Allah's Apostle! He complained of his great need and of too many dependents, so I took pity on him and set him free. Allah's Apostle said, Verily, he told you a lie and he will return. I waited for him attentively for the third time, and when he (came and) started stealing handfuls of the foodstuff, I caught hold of him and said, I will surely take you to Allah's Apostle as it is the third time you promise not to return, yet you break your promise and come. He said, (Forgive me and) I will teach you some words with which Allah will benefit you. I asked, What are they? He replied, Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi -- 'Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-l-Haiy-ul Qaiyum' till you finish the whole verse. (If you do so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you and no satan will come near you till morning. So, I released him. In the morning, Allah's Apostle asked, What did your prisoner do yesterday? I replied, He claimed that he would teach me some words by which Allah will benefit me, so I let him go. Allah's Apostle asked, What are they? I replied, He said to me, 'Whenever you go to bed, recite Ayat-al-Kursi from the beginning to the end ---- Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-lHaiy-ul-Qaiyum----.' He further said to me, '(If you do so), Allah will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you, and no satan will come near you till morning.' (Abu Huraira or another sub-narrator) added that they (the companions) were very keen to do good deeds. The Prophet said, He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar. Do you know whom you were talking to, these three nights, O Abu Huraira? Abu Huraira said, No. He said, It was Satan.
Read More..Narrated Abu Sa`id al-Khudri: Once Bilal brought Barni (i.e. a kind of dates) to the Prophet and the Prophet asked him, From where have you brought these? Bilal replied, I had some inferior type of dates and exchanged two Sas of it for one Sa of Barni dates in order to give it to the Prophet; to eat. Thereupon the Prophet said, Beware! Beware! This is definitely Riba (usury)! This is definitely Riba (Usury)! Don't do so, but if you want to buy (a superior kind of dates) sell the inferior dates for money and then buy the superior kind of dates with that money.
Read More..Narrated `Amr: Concerning the Waqf of `Umar: It was not sinful of the trustee (of the Waqf) to eat or provide his friends from it, provided the trustee had no intention of collecting fortune (for himself). Ibn `Umar was the manager of the trust of `Umar and he used to give presents from it to those with whom he used to stay at Mecca.
Read More..Narrated Zaid bin Khalid and Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, O Unais! Go to the wife of this (man) and if she confesses (that she has committed illegal sexual intercourse), then stone her to death.
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