Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying that Sulaiman b. Dawud (once) said: I will go round in the night to my ninety wives, and every one of them will give birth to a child (who will grow up) as a horseman and fight in the cause of Allah His companions said to him: Say Insha' Allah. but he did not say Inshii' Allah. He went round all of them but none of them became pregnant but one, and she gave birth to a premature child. And by Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad, if he had said, Insha' Allah (his wives would have given birth to the children who would all have grown up into horsemen and fought in the way of Allah).
Read More..This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Zinad with the same chain of transmitters with a variation of (these words): Every one of them giving birth to a child, who would have fought in the cause of Allah.
Read More..Hammam b. Munabbih reported: This is what Abu Huraira reported to us from Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and he narrated a hadith and (one) of them is that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: I swear by Allah, it is more sinful in Allah's sight for one of you to persist in an oath regarding his family than payment of its expiation which Allah has imposed upon him (for breaking the oath).
Read More..Ibn 'Umar reported that Umar (b. Khattab) said: Messenger of Allah, I had taken a vow during the days of Ignorance (Jahiliyya) that I would observe I'tikaf for a night in the Sacred Mosque. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Fulfil your vow.
Read More..This hadith is transmitted on the authority of Ibn Umar with a slight variation of words.
Read More..Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that 'Umar b. Khattab asked the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as he was at ji'rana (a town near Mecca) on his way back from Ta'if: Messenger of Allah, I had taken a vow during the days of Ignorance that I would observe I'tikaf for one day in the Sacred Mosque. So what is your opinion? He said: Go and observe I'tikaf for a day. And Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave him a slave girl out of the one-fifth (of the spoils of war meant for the Holy Prophet). And when Allah's Messenger (inay peace be upon him) set the war prisoners free. 'Umar b. Khattab heard their voice as they were saying: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) has set as free. He (Hadrat 'Umar) said: What is this? They said: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) has set free the prisoners of war (which had fallen to the lot of people). Thereupon he (Hadrat 'Umar) said: Abdullah, go to that slave-girl and set her free.
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