Narrated Yazid bin Ubaid: Salama said, I gave the Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Apostle and then I moved to the shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet diminished, he said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa` ! Will you not give to me the pledge of Allegiance?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I have already given to you the pledge of Allegiance.' He said, 'Do it again.' So I gave the pledge of allegiance for the second time. I asked 'O Abu Muslim! For what did you give he pledge of Allegiance on that day? He replied, We gave the pledge of Allegiance for death.
Read More..Narrated Anas: On the day (of the battle) of the Trench, the Ansar were saying, We are those who have sworn allegiance to Muhammad for Jihaid (for ever) as long as we live. The Prophet replied to them, O Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter. So honor the Ansar and emigrants with Your Generosity.
Read More..Narrated Mujashi: My brother and I came to the Prophet and I requested him to take the pledge of allegiance from us for migration. He said, Migration has passed away with its people. I asked, For what will you take the pledge of allegiance from us then? He said, I will take (the pledge) for Islam and Jihad.
Read More..Narrated Mujashi: My brother and I came to the Prophet and I requested him to take the pledge of allegiance from us for migration. He said, Migration has passed away with its people. I asked, For what will you take the pledge of allegiance from us then? He said, I will take (the pledge) for Islam and Jihad.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: Today a man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said, Tell me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on military expeditions with our chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we cannot do (should we obey him?) I replied, By Allah, I do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet and he used to order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask somebody who would satisfy him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has passed of this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water has been used up and nothing remains but muddy water.
Read More..Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: The freed slave of `Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was `Umar's clerk: `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote him (i.e. `Umar) a letter that contained the following:-- Once Allah's Apostle (during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined.
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