Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came to Allah's Apostle and said, O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge, But Allah's Apostle refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge. But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) and said, O Allah's Apostle! Cancel my Pledge. But the Prophet refused. The bedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah's Apostle said, Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, There will be three types of people whom Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and they will have a painful punishment: They are, (1) a man possessed superfluous water (more than he needs) on a way and he withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man who gives a pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for worldly benefits, if the Imam gives him what he wants, he abides by his pledge, otherwise he does not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to another man after the `Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he has been offered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him and buys it although in fact, the seller has not been offered such a price. (See Hadith No. 838, Vol. 3)
Read More..Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit: Allah's Apostle said to us while we were in a gathering, Give me the oath (Pledge of allegiance for: (1) Not to join anything in worship along with Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not to commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill your children, (5) Not to accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among people), (6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deeds. The Prophet added: Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment in this world for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for that sin, and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose him, then it is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He will forgive him. So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1)
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet used to take the Pledge of allegiance from the women by words only after reciting this Holy Verse:--(60.12) ..that they will not associate anything in worship with Allah. (60.12) And the hand of Allah's Apostle did not touch any woman's hand except the hand of that woman his right hand possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady slaves).
Read More..Narrated Um Atiyya: We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and said, Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for that crying The Prophet did not say anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-`Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Mu`adh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu`adh.
Read More..ایک گنوار (نام نامعلوم) یا قیس بن ابی حازم نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے پاس آیا، کہنے لگا: یا رسول اللہ! اسلام پر مجھ سے بیعت لیجئے۔ آپ نے اس سے بیعت لے لی، پھر دوسرے دن بخار میں ہلہلاتا آیا کہنے لگا میری بیعت فسخ کر دیجئیے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے انکار کیا (بیعت فسخ نہیں کی) جب وہ پیٹھ موڑ کر چلتا ہوا، تو فرمایا مدینہ کیا ہے (لوہار کی بھٹی ہے) پلید اور ناپاک (میل کچیل) کو چھانٹ ڈالتا ہے اور کھرا ستھرا مال رکھ لیتا ہے۔
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