Narrated `Aisha: During the ailment of the Prophet some people came to visits him. He led them in prayer while sitting. but they prayed standing, so he waved to them to sit down. When he had finished the prayer, he said, An Imam is to be followed, so when he bows, you should bow. and when he raises his head, you should raise yours, and if he prays sitting. you should pray sitting. Abu `Abdullah said Al-Humaidi said, (The order of ) This narration has been abrogated by the last action of the Prophet as he led the prayer sitting, while the people prayed standing behind him.'
Read More..Narrated Sa`d: I became seriously ill at Mecca and the Prophet came to visit me. I said, O Allah's Apostle! I shall leave behind me a good fortune, but my heir is my only daughter; shall I bequeath two third of my property to be spent in charity and leave one third (for my heir)? He said, No. I said, Shall I bequeath half and leave half? He said, No. I said, Shall I bequeath one third and leave two thirds? He said, One third is alright, though even one third is too much. Then he placed his hand on his forehead and passed it over my face and `Abdomen and said, O Allah! Cure Sa`d and complete his emigration. I feel as if I have been feeling the coldness of his hand on my liver ever since.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud: I visited Allah's Apostle while he was suffering from a high fever. I touched him with my hand and said, O Allah's Apostle! You have a high fever. Allah's Apostle said, Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you have. I said, Is it because you will get a double reward? Allah's Apostle said, Yes, no Muslim is afflicted with harm because of sickness or some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove his sins for him as a tree sheds its leaves.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: I visited the Prophet during his illness and touched him while he was having a fever. I said to him, You have a high fever; is it because you will get a double reward? He said, Yes. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, but that his sins will be annulled as the leave of a tree fall down.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle entered upon sick man to pay him a visit, and said to him, Don't worry, Allah willing, (your sickness will be) an expiation for your sins. The man said, No, it is but a fever that is boiling within an old man and will send him to his grave. On that, the Prophet said, Then yes, it is so.
Read More..Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet rode a donkey having a saddle with a Fadakiyya velvet covering. He mounted me behind him and went to visit Sa`d bin 'Ubada, and that had been before the battle of Badr. The Prophet proceeded till he passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, and that had been before `Abdullah embraced Islam. The gathering comprised of Muslims, polytheists, i.e., isolators and Jews. `Abdullah bin Rawaha was also present in that gathering. When dust raised by the donkey covered the gathering, `Abdullah bin Ubai covered his nose with his upper garment and said, Do not trouble us with dust. The Prophet greeted them, stopped and dismounted. Then he invited them to Allah (i.e., to embrace Islam) and recited to them some verses of the Holy Qur'an. On that, `Abdullah bin Ubai said, O man ! There is nothing better than what you say if it is true. Do not trouble us with it in our gathering, but return to your house, and if somebody comes to you, teach him there. On that `Abdullah bin Rawaha said, Yes, O Allah's Apostle! Bring your teachings to our gathering, for we love that. So the Muslims, the pagans and the Jews started abusing each other till they were about to fight. The Prophet kept on quietening them till they became calm. Thereupon the Prophet mounted his animal and proceeded till he entered upon Sa`d bin Ubada. He said to him O Sa`d! Have you not heard what Abu Hubab (i.e., `Abdullah bin Ubai) said? Sa`d said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Excuse and forgive him, for Allah has given you what He has given you. The people of this town (Medina decided unanimously to crown him and make him their chief by placing a turban on his head, but when that was prevented by the Truth which Allah had given you he (`Abdullah bin Ubai) was grieved out of jealously, and that was the reason which caused him to behave in the way you have seen.
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