Narrated Abu Huraira: The Angel of Death was sent to Moses when he came to Moses, Moses slapped him on the eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said, You have sent me to a Slave who does not want to die. Allah said, Return to him and tell him to put his hand on the back of an ox and for every hair that will come under it, he will be granted one year of life. Moses said, O Lord! What will happen after that? Allah replied, Then death. Moses said, Let it come now. Moses then requested Allah to let him die close to the Sacred Land so much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it. Abu Huraira added, Allah's Apostle said, 'If I were there, I would show you his grave below the red sand hill on the side of the road.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: A Muslim and a Jew quarreled. The Muslim taking an oath, said, By Him Who has preferred Muhammad over all people...! The Jew said, By Him Who has preferred Moses, over all people. The Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew who came to the Prophet to tell him what had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet said, Don't give me superiority over Moses, for the people will become unconscious (on the Day of Resurrection) and I will be the first to gain consciousness to see Moses standing and holding a side of Allah's Throne. I will not know if he has been among those people who have become unconscious; and that he has gained consciousness before me, or he has been amongst those whom Allah has exempted.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, Adam and Moses argued with each other. Moses said to Adam. 'You are Adam whose mistake expelled you from Paradise.' Adam said to him, 'You are Moses whom Allah selected as His Messenger and as the one to whom He spoke directly; yet you blame me for a thing which had already been written in my fate before my creation? ' Allah's Apostle said twice, So, Adam overpowered Moses.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet once came to us and said, All the nations were displayed in front of me, and I saw a large multitude of people covering the horizon. Somebody said, 'This is Moses and his followers.'
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa: Allah's Apostle said, Many amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached this level except Asia, Pharaoh's wife, and Mary, the daughter of `Imran. And no doubt, the superiority of `Aisha to other women is like the superiority of Tharid (i.e. a meat and bread dish) to other meals.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, None of you should say that I am better than Yunus (i.e. Jonah). Musadded added, Jonah bin Matta.
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