Narrated Abu Wail from `Abdullah: The Prophet said, Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab another man's (or his brother's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet him. Then Allah confirmed this by revealing the Divine Verse: Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment. (3.77) Al-Ash'ath met me and asked, What did `Abdullah tell you today? I said, So and so. He said, The Verse was revealed regarding my case.
Read More..Narrated Abu Wail from `Abdullah: The Prophet said, Whoever takes a false oath in order to grab another man's (or his brother's) property, then Allah will be angry with him when he will meet him. Then Allah confirmed this by revealing the Divine Verse: Verily! Those who purchase a little gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths . . . Will get painful punishment. (3.77) Al-Ash'ath met me and asked, What did `Abdullah tell you today? I said, So and so. He said, The Verse was revealed regarding my case.
Read More..Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah: A man came to Allah's Apostle asking him about Islam, Allah's Apostle said, You have to offer five compulsory prayers in a day and a night (24 hours). The man asked, Is there any more compulsory prayers for me? Allah's Apostle said, No, unless you like to offer Nawafil (i.e. optional prayers). Allah's Apostle then added, You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramadan. The man said, Am I to fast any other days?' Allah's Apostle said, No, unless you wish to observe the optional fast voluntarily. Then Allah's Apostle told him about the compulsory Zakat. The man asked, Do I have to give anything besides? Allah's Apostle said, No, unless you wish to give in charity voluntarily. So, the man departed saying, By Allah I will neither do more nor less than that. Allah's Apostle said, If he has said the truth he will be successful.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, Whoever has to take an oath should swear by Allah or remain silent. (i.e. He should not swear by other than Allah.)
Read More..Narrated Um Salama: Once Allah's Apostle said, You people present your cases to me and some of you may be more eloquent and persuasive in presenting their argument. So, if I give some one's right to another (wrongly) because of the latter's (tricky) presentation of the case, I am really giving him a piece of fire; so he should not take it.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas: Abu Sufyan told me that Heraclius said to him, When I inquired you what he (i.e. Muhammad) ordered you, you replied that he ordered you to establish the prayer, to speak the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises and to pay back trusts. Then Heraclius added, These are really the qualities of a prophet.
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