Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair: An Ansari man quarreled with Az-Zubair about a canal in the Harra which was used for irrigating date-palms. Allah's Apostle, ordering Zubair to be moderate, said, O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) first and then leave the water for your neighbor. The Ansari said, Is it because he is your aunt's son? On that the color of the face of Allah's Apostle changed and he said, O Zubair! Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls that are between the pits around the trees. So, Allah's Apostle gave Zubair his full right. Zubair said, By Allah, the following verse was revealed in that connection : But no, by your Lord They can have No faith Until they make you judge In all disputes between them. (4.65) (The sub-narrator,) Ibn Shihab said to Juraij (another sub-narrator), The Ansar and the other people interpreted the saying of the Prophet, 'Irrigate (your land) and withhold the water till it reaches the walls between the pits around the trees,' as meaning up to the ankles.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, While a man was walking he felt thirsty and went down a well and drank water from it. On coming out of it, he saw a dog panting and eating mud because of excessive thirst. The man said, 'This (dog) is suffering from the same problem as that of mine. So he (went down the well), filled his shoe with water, caught hold of it with his teeth and climbed up and watered the dog. Allah thanked him for his (good) deed and forgave him. The people asked, O Allah's Apostle! Is there a reward for us in serving (the) animals? He replied, Yes, there is a reward for serving any animate.
Read More..Narrated Asma' bint Abi Bakr: The Prophet prayed the eclipse prayer, and then said, Hell was displayed so close that I said, 'O my Lord ! Am I going to be one of its inhabitants? ' Suddenly he saw a woman. I think he said, who was being scratched by a cat. He said, What is wrong with her? He was told, She had imprisoned it (i.e. the cat) till it died of hunger.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger. Allah's Apostle further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did you set it free to eat the insects of the earth.
Read More..Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Once a tumbler (full of milk or water) was brought to Allah's Apostle who drank from it, while on his right side there was sitting a boy who was the youngest of those who were present, and on his left side there were old men. The Prophet asked, O boy ! Do you allow me to give (the drink) to the elder people (first)? The boy said, I will not prefer anybody to have my share from you, O Allah's Apostle! So, he gave it to the boy.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, I will drive some people out from my (sacred) Fount on the Day of Resurrection as strange camels are expelled from a private trough.
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