It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ishaq, that he heard Bara' talking about the Qur'anic verse: Those who sit (at home) from among the believers and those who go out for Jihad in the way of Allah are not aqual (iv. 95). (He said that) the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) ordered Zaid (to write the verse). He brought a shoulder-blade (of a slaughtered camel) and inscribed it (the verse) thereon. The son of Umm Maktum complained of his blindness to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). (At this) descended the revelation: Those of the believers who sit (at home) without any trouble (illness, incapacity, disability) (iv. 95). The tradition has been handed down through two other chains of transmitters
Read More..It has been narrated on the authority of Bara' who said: When the Qur'anic verse: Those who sit (at home) from among mu'min (iv. 94) was revealed, the son of Umm Maktum spoke to him (the Holy Prophet). (At this). the words: other than those who have a trouble (illness) were revealed.
Read More..It has been reported on the authority of Jabir that a man said: Messenger of Allah, where shall I be if I am killed? He replied: In Paradise. The man threw away the dates he had in his hand and fought until he was killed (i. e. he did not wait until he could finish the dates). In the version of the tradition narrated by Suwaid we have the words: A man said to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). on the day of Uhud......
Read More..It has been reported on the authority of Bara! ' who stated: A man from Banu Nabit (one of the Ansar tribes) came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: I testify that there is no god except Allah and that thou art His bondman and Messenger. Then he went forward and fought until he was killed. The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He has done a little but shall be given a great reward.
Read More..t has been reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik who said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent Busaisah as a scout to see what the caravan of Abu Sufyan was doing. He came (back and met the Prophet in his house) where there was nobody except myself and the Messenger of Allah. I do not remember whether he (Hadrat Anas) made an exception of some wives of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) or not and told him the news of the caravan. (Having heard the news), the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came out (hurriedly), spoke to the people and said: We are in need (of men) ; whoever has an animal to ride upon ready with him should ride with us. People began to ask him permission for bringing their riding animals which were grazing on the hillocks near Medina. He said: No. (I want) only those who have their riding animals ready. So the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and his Companions proceeded towards Badr and reached there forestalling the polytheists (of Mecca). When the polytheists (also) reached there, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: None of you should step forward to (do) anything unless I am ahead of him. The polytheists (now) advanced (towards us), and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said. Get up to enter Paradise which is equal in width to the heavens and the earth. 'Umair b. al- Humam al-Ansari said: Messenger of Allah, is Paradise equal in extent to the heavens and the earth? He said: Yes. 'Umair said: My goodness! The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked him: What prompted you to utter these words (i. e. my goodness! ')? He said: Messenger of Allah, nothing but the desire that I be among its residents. He said: Thou art (surely) amona its residents. He took out dates from his bag and began to eat them. Then he said: If I were to live until I have eaten all these dates of mine, it would be a long life. (The narrator said): He threw away all the dates he had with him. Then he fought the enemies until he was killed.
Read More..The tradition has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Qais. He heard it from his father who, while facing the enemy, reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say this? He said: Yes. (The narrator said): He returned to his friends and said: I greet you (a farewell greeting). Then he broke the sheath of his sword, threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towards the enemy and fought (them) with it until he was slain.
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