Narrated Anas: A funeral procession passed in front of the Prophet and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet said, It has been affirmed (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed by and the people talked badly of the deceased. The Prophet said, It has been affirmed (Hell). Allah's Apostle was asked, O Allah's Apostle! You said it has been affirmed for both? The Prophet said, The testimony of the people (is accepted), (for) the believer are Allah's witnesses on the earth.
Read More..Narrated Abu Al-Aswad: Once I went to Medina where there was an outbreak of disease and the people were dying rapidly. I was sitting with `Umar and a funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, It has been affirmed (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, It has been affirmed. (Paradise). Then another funeral procession passed by. The people praised the deceased. `Umar said, It has been affirmed (Paradise). Then a third funeral procession passed by and the people talked badly of the deceased. `Umar said, It has been affirmed (Hell). I asked `Umar, O chief of the believers! What has been affirmed? He said, I have said what the Prophet said. He said, 'Allah will admit into paradise any Muslim whose good character is attested by four persons.' We asked the Prophet, 'If there were three witnesses only?' He said, 'Even three.' We asked, 'If there were two only?' He said, 'Even two.' But we did not ask him about one witness.
Read More..Narrated Aisha: Aflah asked the permission to visit me but I did not allow him. He said, Do you veil yourself before me although I am your uncle? `Aisha said, How is that? Aflah replied, You were suckled by my brother's wife with my brother's milk. I asked Allah's Apostle about it, and he said, Aflah is right, so permit him to visit you.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said about Hamza's daughter, I am not legally permitted to marry her, as foster relations are treated like blood relations (in marital affairs). She is the daughter of my foster brother.
Read More..Narrated `Amra bint `Abdur-Rahman: That `Aisha the wife of the Prophet told her uncle that once, while the Prophet was in her house, she heard a man asking Hafsa's permission to enter her house. `Aisha said, I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I think the man is Hafsa's foster uncle.' `Aisha added, O Allah's Apostle! There is a man asking the permission to enter your house. Allah's Apostle replied, I think the man is Hafsa's foster uncle. `Aisha said, If so-and-so were living (i.e. her foster uncle) would he be allowed to visit me? Allah's Apostle said, Yes, he would, as the foster relations are treated like blood relations (in marital affairs).
Read More..Narrated Aisha: Once the Prophet came to me while a man was in my house. He said, O `Aisha! Who is this (man)? I replied, My foster brothers He said, O `Aisha! Be sure about your foster brothers, as fostership is only valid if it takes place in the suckling period (before two years of age).
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