Narrated: Abu `Abdur-Rahman and Hibban bin 'Atiyya had a dispute. Abu `Abdur-Rahman said to Hibban, You know what made your companions (i.e. `Ali) dare to shed blood. Hibban said, Come on! What is that? `Abdur-Rahman said, Something I heard him saying. The other said, What was it? `AbdurRahman said, `Ali said, Allah's Apostle sent for me, Az-Zubair and Abu Marthad, and all of us were cavalry men, and said, 'Proceed to Raudat-Hajj (Abu Salama said that Abu 'Awana called it like this, i.e., Hajj where there is a woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abi Balta'a to the pagans (of Mecca). So bring that letter to me.' So we proceeded riding on our horses till we overtook her at the same place of which Allah's Apostle had told us. She was traveling on her camel. In that letter Hatib had written to the Meccans about the proposed attached of Allah's Apostle against them. We asked her, Where is the letter which is with you?' She replied, 'I haven't got any letter.' So we made her camel kneel down and searched her luggage, but we did not find anything. My two companions said, 'We do not think that she has got a letter.' I said, 'We know that Allah's Apostle has not told a lie.' Then `Ali took an oath saying, By Him by Whom one should swear! You shall either bring out the letter or we shall strip off your clothes. She then stretched out her hand for her girdle (round her waist) and brought out the paper (letter). They took the letter to Allah's Apostle. `Umar said, O Allah's Apostle! (Hatib) has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop off his neck! Allah's Apostle said, O Hatib! What obliged you to do what you have done? Hatib replied, O Allah's Apostle! Why (for what reason) should I not believe in Allah and His Apostle? But I intended to do the (Mecca) people a favor by virtue of which my family and property may be protected as there is none of your companions but has some of his people (relatives) whom Allah urges to protect his family and property. The Prophet said, He has said the truth; therefore, do not say anything to him except good. `Umar again said, O Allah's Apostle! He has betrayed Allah, His Apostle and the believers; let me chop his neck off! The Prophet said, Isn't he from those who fought the battle of Badr? And what do you know, Allah might have looked at them (Badr warriors) and said (to them), 'Do what you like, for I have granted you Paradise?' On that, `Umar's eyes became flooded with tears and he said, Allah and His Apostle know best.
Read More..Narrated Abi Huraira: The Prophet used to invoke Allah in his prayer, O Allah! Save `Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and Salama bin Hisham and Al-Walid bin Al-Walid; O Allah! Save the weak among the believers; O Allah! Be hard upon the tribe of Mudar and inflict years (of famine) upon them like the (famine) years of Joseph.
Read More..Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said, Whoever possesses the (following) three qualities will have the sweetness of faith (1): The one to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else; (2) Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's Sake; (3) who hates to revert to atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into the Fire.
Read More..Narrated Qais: I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying, I have seen myself tied and forced by `Umar to leave Islam (Before `Umar himself embraced Islam). And if the mountain of Uhud were to collapse for the evil which you people had done to `Uthman, then Uhud would have the right to do so. (See Hadith No. 202, Vol. 5)
Read More..Narrated Khabbab bin Al-Art: We complained to Allah's Apostle (about our state) while he was leaning against his sheet cloak in the shade of the Ka`ba. We said, Will you ask Allah to help us? Will you invoke Allah for us? He said, Among those who were before you a (believer) used to be seized and, a pit used to be dug for him and then he used to be placed in it. Then a saw used to be brought and put on his head which would be split into two halves. His flesh might be combed with iron combs and removed from his bones, yet, all that did not cause him to revert from his religion. By Allah! This religion (Islam) will be completed (and triumph) till a rider (traveler) goes from San`a' (the capital of Yemen) to Hadramout fearing nobody except Allah and the wolf lest it should trouble his sheep, but you are impatient. (See Hadith No. 191, Vol. 5)
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were in the mosque, Allah's Apostle came out to us and said, Let us proceed to the Jews. So we went along with him till we reached Bait-al-Midras (a place where the Torah used to be recited and all the Jews of the town used to gather). The Prophet stood up and addressed them, O Assembly of Jews! Embrace Islam and you will be safe! The Jews replied, O Aba-l-Qasim! You have conveyed Allah's message to us. The Prophet said, That is what I want (from you). He repeated his first statement for the second time, and they said, You have conveyed Allah's message, O Aba-l- Qasim. Then he said it for the third time and added, You should Know that the earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle, and I want to exile you fro,,, this land, so whoever among you owns some property, can sell it, otherwise you should know that the Earth belongs to Allah and His Apostle. (See Hadith No. 392, Vol. 4)
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