khilafat : Muhammad (saas) sunnah of last prophet, unification of humanity

khilafat is the most important sunnah of Prophet (saas).
if somebody die without bayt then his death will be in jahiliyah, so pls
human start following this sunnah.
this is the question, we need to ask this is all the munafiq(inside muslim) and non muslim, you already tired all the ways and methods, and community and system, to make the human unite, but you all fail, so why not follow the path of the last prophet Muhammad(saas), he already done and got success, so once again, we need to follow the Prophet Muhammad(saas).

brother khalifah is the name given to amir which lead all the umman (right)
but brohter/sister, any time do u have observe or read about
how to do the work,
have you analyse the word , how in islam, ok, leave this word, how,
we will go to step by step guide,
step one : when two muslim meet to do the work of Allaah, they should choose one as amir,
setp two : if they are doing their daily life also they should choose amir,
step three: choosing amir is sunnah, and amir should implement the law of prophet Muhammad(saas)
step four: so this is the sunnah of doing the work,
step five : all the work should be done through the sunnah of emaara. (oh Allaah accept this writing)

we should follow sunnah, and Allaah will pour mercy on us,

brother start following this sunnah in ur surrounding and work, and see the result,

but unfortunately, the kafir and mushreeq is are following this sunnah now a days, so they are on top of us,
brother/sister, pls follow this sunnah and see that the world will be change,

where ever u r , i mean, may be u r in munafeq control or mushreq control or kafir control,

practise this sunnah,

and pray that this sunnah is already practise in iraq and somalia and chechan and taliban,

oh Allaah make us to follow this sunnah in our surrounding.......
oh Allaah make us to follow this sunnah in our surrounding.......

i have made blog to follow this sunnah in saudia arabia islami-emaarat-arabia.blogspot.com
so pls brother make in practical ............

and see the same result which Allaah has promised (quran mumin-1-10)

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sunnah of choosing amir in group. The Muslim Leader 

(Amirul Mu'mineen)

Rabi-ul-Awal 10, 1433 A.H, Friday, February 03, 2012

Alhamdulillah, all praises be to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala (SWT). May salawat and salam be showered upon Rasulullah who was sent as a mercy to the worlds, our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam (SAW), along with his family and companions.

The Urgency of Leadership in Islam

There are many obligations in Islam which are jama'i in nature. Meaning, they cannot be established except in togetherness (collectively), such as the 'Eid solat, Jumu'ah solat, jihad, hudud and others. And in conducting the togetherness, a unity and togetherness are required. Thus, in order for those obligations to be established, Islam instructs us to unite and have a jama'ah.

Allah (SWT) says:

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا
 

"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided." (QS. Ali Imran: 103)

شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا وَصَّى بِهِ نُوحًا وَالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ وَمَا وَصَّيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى أَنْ أَقِيمُوا الدِّينَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوا فِيهِ
 

"He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein." (QS. Al-Shuuraa: 13)

Sheikh al-Sa'di rahimahullah, after explaining about the glory of this dien of Islam, as the best dien which is compatible with the conditions, the requirements of fitrah, which becomes the ruh (spirit) of happiness, he said: "Thus He says {establish religion}, meaning: He commands you to establish all the shari'ah (ordinances) of the dien, its 'usul' (principle) and branches, you establish on your own selves and you earnestly establish on others besides you, mutually helping each other in goodness and taqwa, and not mutually helping each other in matters of sin and enmity. {not be divided therein}, meaning: for the materialization of your agreement in matters of 'usul' (principle) of this dien and its branches, strive so that the prevalent issues do not disunite you and divide you into many groups..."

The commandment of uniting on the Muslims will never be established except by having leadership. Thus the Muslims are obliged to appoint one of them to lead and regulate their lives in order to exercise their religious rules ( shari'ah). It is because of this that the obligation to establish an Islamic authority and leadership becomes one of the religious obligations. Where the welfare of the humans with regard to their religion and dunya will not be actualized except by establishing an Islamic authority and leadership.

From Umar bin Khathab Radhiyallahu 'Anhu he said: "Indeed, there is no Islam except with jama'ah, there is no jama'ah except with imarah (leadership), and there is no imarah except with obedience. So whoever is appointed as a leader by his people because of his ilm' (knowledge) and religion, then it becomes a life for himself and his people. And whoever is appointed to be a leader by his people because of other considerations besides those, then it becomes a destruction for him and his nation." (Narrated by Imam Ibnu Abdil Barr from Tamim al-Daari in Jami-u bayanil Ilmi wa Fadhlihi 1/63, also Ad-Darimi with a weak sanad).

Sheikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyah said: “ It should be noted that regulating the affairs of the humans is one of the greatest obligations of the dien, in fact the dien and the dunya will not be established in the absence of the leadership. And indeed the welfare of the Bani Adam (mankind) will not be complete except with a congregation of themselves, because each is mutually in need of the other. And as they congregate they must have a leader, thus Prophet Shallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said: 'If three people go out to travel, let them select one of them as a leader.' (HR. Abu Dawud from Abu Sa'id and Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu 'Anhuma)

Imam Ahmad narrated in al-Musnad, from Abdullah bin Amr, Prophet (SAW) said: "It is not halal for three people to be in the desert wilderness, unless they appoint one of them as the amir (leader) for themselves."

Therefore, he (SAW) obligates the appointment of a leader in the smallest congregation (3 persons) and the most brief (in a journey), to remind the obligation of appointing a leader for all other congregations.” (From the words of Ibnu Taimiyah in al-Siyasah al-Syar'iyyah)

He rahimahullah continued: “And Allah (SWT) has obligated the amar ma'ruf and nahi munkar, and all those cannot be complete except with power and leadership (authority), the same goes with the others that He has obligated in the form of jihad, justice, performing hajj, assembly, 'Eid solat and helping the oppressed people, as well as implementing hudud; where all those cannot be complete except with power and leadership. It is because of this that it was reported: "That the sultan (leader) is the shade of Allah on Earth." And it was said: "Sixty years of an unjust imam (ruler) are better than one night without a leader." (The words of Ibnu Taimiyah in al-Siyasah al-Syar'iyyah)

So what's compulsory is making leadership as the teaching of the dien, a qurbah (means of drawing closer to Allah), because drawing closer to Allah in leadership by obeying Allah and His Rasul is a form of drawing closer that is the foremost. That's why Dr. Abdullah al-Muslih and Dr. Salah as-Sawi in Maa Yasa' al-Muslima Jahluhu wrote:

"We believe that the supreme leadership (khilafah) is one of the biggest parts in the objectives and obligations which would be established by religion. The Khilafah functions as a replacement for the role of Prophethood in protecting this dien and regulating the world. And the Muslims are still not absolved from this responsibility until their words are united to appoint an Imam who regulates them with the Kitabullah (Islamic Shari'ah)." This is based on the verse of Allah (SWT):

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا
 

"Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due." (QS. Al-Nisa': 58). The context of this verse is that, the khitab (command) in the verse is general in nature that requires the accomplishment of diverse amanah (trusts), including the amanah of jurisprudence/law. Muslims are required to carry out this amanah through the experts and hand it over to whoever is going to establish it correctly.

This gesture is also present in the words of the Prophet (SAW), "It is not halal for three people to be in the desert wilderness, unless they appoint one of them as the amir (leader) for themselves." (HR. Ahmad)

Rasulullah (SAW) obligates us to appoint an amir in a small gathering that is temporary in nature to remind us of all the other types of gatherings. When it is required (by shari'ah) on just three persons, surely it is even more required (by shari'ah) on a larger number of people, where those people are living villages and towns, who are in dire need of someone to protect them from various injustices.

The strongest daleel in this discourse is the ijma' (consensus) daleel. The Sahabahs after the demise of Rasulullah (SAW) had an ijma' on the obligation of having the imamah (khilafah) and hence they hastened to establish this obligation. They prioritized this issue over the funeral of the Prophet (SAW) which was regarded as the most urgent matter at that time. So much so that Imam al-Qurthubi rahimahullah said: "There is no khilaf (difference of opinion) among the ummah, as well as the ulama's in the matter (the obligation of having the imamah), except that was reported from Al-Asham, who indeed is Asham (deaf) from the shari'ah."

Other daleel that argues about the severe obligation of having the imamah (Islamic leadership) is the existence of many shari'ah obligations which cannot be established without the existence of the Islamic rule, such as implementing the hudud and Islamic laws, guarding the borders, preparing and sending troops, maintaining security, appointing a judge and others. Whichever obligation that cannot be complete except by its existence, then it itself becomes obligatory. Especially, from its urgency in preventing the great dangers that happen amidst the disorder and the vacuum of the Islamic rule, then the command of establishing a leadership becomes very obligatory. Making it happens becomes the most urgent requirement of the shari'ah. Due to that, there is no reason to leave it and underemphasize this obligation.

Imam Ali radliyallahu 'anhu said: "Man must have a leader, either good or bad." They said, "O Amirul Mu'mineen, we already know about the good, but what about the bad?" He answered, "(With him) hudud can be enforced, the streets become safer, the enemies can be fought and the fa'i can be shared." (From Maa Laa Yasa' al-Muslima Jahluhu)

Who Is That Leader?

The Islamic leaders that must be established by the Muslims are the leaders who establish the Qur'an and Sunnah, and apply the Islamic Shari'ah in governing their subjects. That is why they get the rights to be heard and obeyed by their subjects, where the subjects cannot oppose them with arms and they cannot rebel against them, although they are sinners, dzalim (oppressive) and fasiq, i.e. other than kufr. (See: "Al-Wajiz: The Essence of the Aqeedah of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah" (transl.), Abdullah bin Abdul Hamid al-Atsari: 192-193)

Rasulullah (SAW) said: "You listen and obey your leader, even if your backside is smitten and your property is seized, so listen and obey." (HR. Muslim no. 1847)

In his another saying: "He who hates (an action of) his leader, then he should be patient. Because indeed none of the humans who break away even an inch from his leader and then he dies in that condition, except that he dies in the state of jahiliyah." (HR. Muslim no.1894)

In another riwaayah of Muslim (no. 1855): "And if you see on your leader something you do not like, then hate his action (only), and do not break away from the obedience to him."

Sheikhul Islam said: “People who rebel against the leader will definitely give rise to greater damage, as compared to goodness, resulting from their action." (Minhajus Sunnah, taken from the footnote of al-Wajiz: 194)

And then he said: "As for the leaders who do not heed the Shari'ah of Allah (SWT) and do not rule by it, instead rule by others besides it, then he has been out of the scope of the obedience of the Muslims, i.e. no more obligation to obey them." (Minhajus Sunnah: I/146, quoted from Al-Wajiz: 194)

Why Such Leaders Have No Rights To Receive The Obedience From Muslims?

It is because they have wasted the purpose of their leadership, in which it is for that reason that they are appointed and have the right for their speech to be heard and their commands to be obeyed, also it is not allowed to break away from the legitimate rule. Because a ruler has no right to receive all those except for the reason that he has been fulfilling the affairs of the Muslims, upholding religion and spreading it, enforcing the law and fortifying the areas which are feared to receive the enemy's attacks, quelling the people who oppose Islam after being talked over ( da'wah), giving his loyalty to the Muslims and feuding against the enemies of religion. If he does not uphold religion or does not fulfill the affairs of the Muslims, then it means that his rights of leadership has gone, and it is wajib for the people –through Ahlul Halli Wal 'Aqdi who have the rights to perform the assessment in the matter- to oust him from his post and appoint another who is capable of substantiating the objectives of governance.

Thus the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah do not allow the breakaway from the leaders just because of their wrongdoings and fasiq (evildoings) behaviours –because being a fajir (perpetrator of sins) and zalimuun (wrong-doers) doesn't mean that they are forsaking religion-, but they are still ruling with the shari'ah of Allah. Because the Salafus Solih did not recognize the imarah (leadership) that does not uphold religion, so this is not called imarah according to their views. However, what is called imarah is that which establishes religion. Then after that, either a good imarah or fajir imarah would transpire as Imam Ali radliyallahu 'anhu said:

"Man must have a leader, either good or bad." They said, "O Amirul Mu'mineen, we already know about the good, but what about the bad?" He answered, "(With him) hudud can enforced, the streets become safer, the enemies can be fought and the fa'i can be shared." (From Kitab Minhajus Sunnah, Ibnu Taimiyah: I/146, taken from Al-Wajiz, Abdullah bin Abdul Hamid al-Atsari: 194-195)
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Original article in Indonesian by: Badrul Tamam

Translated and Submitted by a Mujahid

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A Dialogue Between A Muwahhid And A Munafiq

Rabi-ul-Awal 04, 1433 A.H, Saturday, January 28, 2012

Here is a light dialogue between al-Haq (Muwahhid) and al-Bathil (Munafiq) about the urgency of Jihad fie sabilillah. This dialogue will show how this Munafiq wants to twist the meaning of Jihad to become ambiguous, however the Muwahhid was able to hit back and straighten things out with answers that are very intelligent sourced from Al-Qur’an and Al-Hadith. Hope this dialogue can educate and open the hearts of those who hate jihad, Insha Allah.

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[Munafiq]

“Do you know about Jihad fie sabilillah ?”

[Muwahhid]

We're not going to answer it by rationality, we'll answer it as how Rasulullah answered when the Sahabahs asked about it:

“What is the best hijrah?” He answered, “Al Jihad Fie sabilillah”, they asked, “What is jihad, O Rasulullah?” He answered, “Fighting the Kuffar if you meet them (at war)”. They asked, “What is the best jihad?” He answered, “The one whose horse is slain and his blood is spilled”. (Musnad Imam Ahmad)

In another narration, the Sahabah asked, “Which is the best (condition) of getting killed?” Rasulullah answered, “A person whose blood is spilled and his horse is slain.” (Abu Daud)

Hence, no man is able to say that the best jihad is seeking knowledge and so on, but the best jihad is getting killed. Also in the narration of Bukhari and Muslim, Rasulullah said:

“Go and return to the battlefield for Allah, it's better than the world and all its contents and the best Ghazwa is when his blood is spilled and his horse is slain.”

[Munafiq]
But our time today is not the same as in the past, where there was a Khilafah and so on, today there is no jihad with the swords, but today it is jihad with the pens, satellites and so on, through economics, voting and so on… We have to build the infrastructure of the Ummah before we go to war.

[Muwahhid]
The reason why we must fight today is because Allah commands us:

“So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.” (QS An-Nisaa: 84)

Allah makes it clear that we only have to strive and Allah will next determine the result. Stopping the jihad and preventing the Mujahideen or discouraging the people from fighting is the character of the Munafiqun. Allah Ta’ala says:

“So when you meet those kuffar [in battle], strike [their] necks….” (QS Muhammad 47: 4)

Allah does not say, when you are encountering the enemy, “seek knowledge” or “build the infrastructure”, but Allah commands us to fight them.

Furthermore, Allah commands us to call towards goodness and prevent munkar. A form of calling towards goodness and preventing munkar is to call on people to perform solat, fasting, helping the needy, etc., and among the things which has been agreed upon by the Ulama's is:

“There is none that can match the jihad fie sabilillah (when it becomes fardhu ‘ain)”

At the time when jihad becomes fardhu ‘ain, it is even above solat, zakat, hajj and all other ibaadahs, when we are fighting in a defensive jihad, jihad is our solat, we cannot stop the jihad even for solat, so how can we stop the jihad on the aim of seeking knowledge?

[Munafiq]
We cannot conduct jihad; if we have debts, pay the debt first.

[Muwahhid]
In the defensive jihad we do not need to pay the debt, Imam Ibnu Qudama Al Maqdisi in Al-Mughni volume 9, said:

“If jihad becomes Fardhu ‘ain, he does not have to ask permission from the person who gives him loans, that was the text of Imam Ahmad, from Ibnu Abbas, “If jihad becomes fardhu, 'ain he does not need to seek permission from the people who lent him the debt.”

[Munafiq]
Accomplish Solat first.

[Muwahhid]
Solat is an obligation and leaving it is kufr, but when jihad becomes fardhu ‘ain, it becomes more important than solat, the Imams of the four madzhab agreed that solat is fardhu, fasting is fardhu, zakat is fardhu, but when jihad becomes fardhu ‘ain, it is more important than all of the other ibaadahs, but he should be doing it as much as possible if he can do it, Imam Ahmad in fact said:

“If the enemies come, then during the time he is fighting, he is not responsible for all other obligations until the enemies stop.”

Imam Qurtubi said:

“It is a duty upon the Imam to keep conquering the enemies every year…”

Ibnu Katsir said:

“We must fight the kuffar, who are the nearest until we walk to come to them.”

Allah says:

“O you who have believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers.” (At-Tawbah : 123)

This has implications, if the enemies enter our country, they are very near to us, then we must fight against them, if they do not enter the Muslim countries but the government is declaring Kufr Bawah (Clear Blasphemy), they are the enemies who are the nearest to us. Then, if there is a Khilafah, the nearest enemies are the Kuffar who are outside the boundary of a country who do not have an agreement with us.

[Munafiq]
Why do we fight (go to war)?

[Muwahhid]
Because we are not Munafiqun and someone who does not go to war is a Munafiq, Prophet Muhammad SAW said:

“Whosoever dies without participating in an expedition (Jihad) nor having the intention to do so, dies on a branch of Nifaq (hypocrisy).”

And if we do not say so, Allah says:

“If you do not fight, He will punish you severely.”

Rasulullah said:

“Someone who does not fight, nor making preparation for the people who fight, nor looking after the families of those who fight, Allah will send him an adzab until the judgment day.”

[Munafiq]
After jihad, what do you do as a substitute? We need engineers, doctors, etc.

[Muwahhid]
We need engineers to build buildings, but it becomes unimportant if the Kuffar are still killing Muslims, Allah says:

“So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment.” (QS An Nisaa, 4: 84)

Allah never commands us to terrify the Kuffar with the titles, status and education, Allah says:

“And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows.” (QS Al-Anfal, 8: 60)

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When Allah sent Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam and He SallAllahu-u-Alaihi- Wa-Sallam proclaimed his prophet hood, this caused tremors in the hall of atheism, conditions grew serious, relatives became enemies and conditions became so severe that, in Mecca people were looking for Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam in a manner that if they found him they would kill him. After seeing this situation, Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam didn't show himself openly.

The following Hadith makes it clearer to have the idea of that time:

Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho heard about a man in Mecca, claiming to be a Prophet, he proceeded towards Mecca to confirm for himself that whether that person is a Prophet or a liar.

Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho said:

"I kept on drinking Zam Zam water and stayed in the Masjid."

Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho said:

"Ali passed by me and said: 'It seems you are a stranger?' I said: 'Yes."

Ali RadiAllahu Tala Anho said:

"Let's go to my house".

Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho said:

"He proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything, nor did I tell him anything (that why I came to Mecca)."

Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho said:

"Next morning I arrived in the Masjid to ask about the Prophet"

Then three days passed like this then Ali said to me "What is the matter? What has brought you to this city?"

Abu Zar says, I answered Ali:

"If you keep it a secret then I will tell you."

He said:

"I will"

Abu Zar said to Ali:

"We have heard that a person has appeared here, claiming to be a Prophet."

Ali said to Abu Zar:

"You have reached the right place, I am going towards him right now, so follow me, and enter wherever I enter."

Then Ali said:

"If I see someone from whom I fear for you then I will stand near the wall pretending to mend my shoes, and then you should keep walking."

Ali proceeded and I accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him towards the Prophet.

To whom I said:

"Present to me Islam."

When he did, I embraced Islam immediately.

He said to me:

"O Abu Zar! Keep your conversion to Islam a secret, right now return to your city; and when you hear of our victory then come back."

I said:

"By Him who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them"

Abu Zar went to the Masjid, where some people from Quraish were present and said:

"O people of Quraish! I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I (also) testify that Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam is Allah's Slave and His Prophet."

People said:

"Stand up for this agnostic (to beat him)!' They got up and beat me nearly to death."
(Fath-ul-Bari explanation of Sahih Bukhari vol.6 pg.550)

Now this is only one view of the tremors in the hall of atheism.

2. 'Amr b. 'Abasa RadiAllaho Tala Anho said:

All the people were deviated and I was searching for the truth, I heard of a man in Mecca who was giving news (of the skies), then I arrived in Mecca.

The Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam was at that time hiding and under strict surveillance by the people; I secretly went to him in Mecca. I said to him: Who are you? He said: I am a Prophet. I said: Who is a Prophet? He said: I have been sent by Allah as a Messenger.
(Sahih Muslim vol.1 pg. 569)

Amr b. 'Abasa said:

What is that which you have been sent with? He said: I have been sent to join ties of relationship (with kindness and affection), to break the Idols etc.
(Sahih Muslim)

Beside this Amr b. Abasa said:

I intend to follow you. He said: During these days you would not be able to do so. Don't you see the (hard) condition under which I and (my) people are living? You better go back to your people and when you hear that I have been granted victory then you come to me.
(Sahih Muslim)

This is an era when Islam is unknown and is dominated. People feared being murdered in accepting Islam. That is why Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said to his people who had faith on him, to go back, as you read earlier.

Even in all these conditions, He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam did not have any state and was powerless; and He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam continuously used to take Baiyah and still Baiyah was being performed.

Life in Mecca and Baiyah:

Ibn 'Abbas reported:

Zamad came to Mecca and he belonged to the tribe of Azd Shanu'a, and he was an exorcist. He heard the foolish people of Mecca say that Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam is crazy. Upon this he said: If I were to come across this man, Allah might cure him at my hand. He met him and said: Muhammad, I can protect (one) who is under the influence of charm, and Allah cures one whom He so desires at my hand. Do you desire (this)? Upon this the Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, ask His help; and he whom Allah guides aright there is none to lead him astray, and he who is led astray there is none to guide him, and I bear testimony to the fact that there is no god but Allah, He is One, having no partner with Him, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. Now after this he (Zamad) said: Repeat these words of yours before me, and the messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam repeated these words to him thrice; and he said I have heard the words of soothsayers and the words of magicians, and the words of poets, but I have never heard such words as yours, and they reach the depth of the ocean; bring forth your hand so that I should take Baiyah on Islam, then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam took his Baiyah. The Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Your people's Baiyah? He said: I do Baiyah on behalf of my people too.
(Sahih Muslim vol. 2 pg. 594)

This is an era when Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam neither had any authority, power, resources of power, any sort of control, nor he could freely move and he was overruled. People tried to meet him in secrecy, learn the teachings of Islam and embrace Islam by giving Baiyah.

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said to Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho:

"Do you do Baiyah now? (If you give a Baiyah) For you there is heaven."

I (Abu Zar) replied:

"Yes", and I forwarded my hand in front of him (and he took Baiyah)
(Fatah Rabbani vol.9 pg.114, with 'Jayiad' Sanad)

You have read about Abu Zar RadiAllahu Tala Anho earlier that in how severe conditions he had reached Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam and gave Baiyah.

Above mentioned Ahadith proves that "Baiyah" is not subject to any kind of condition i.e. Authority, Government, power or rule, but when a person enters into Islam i.e. accept Allah as the supreme authority and consider Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam as His Messenger, so to make his word and belief more stronger "Baiyah" is to be taken. Because Baiyah means pledge, to sell ourselves and to obey the Ameer in "Ma'roof". In a nutshell, nothing remains with me, my life and my holdings are for Allah's sake, I will now just work for the sake of Allah and His Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam.

The debate also clarifies that Baiyah i.e. (Baiyah) has nothing to do with Khilafah that the Baiyah will only be given to the Khalifah. Some people insist that Baiyah will always be given to the Khalifah. Dear readers we have a question for such people, that why did the Khalifahs take Baiyah? Whether the performance of Baiyah was started by the Khalifahs or they used to take a Baiyah because of following the Sunnah of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam? And off course they took Baiyah because of following the Sunnah of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam and He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's Sunnah of Baiyah was without any government, power and control.

People who started this notion that Baiyah will only given to Khalifah have forgotten the Sunnah of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam, just for the sake of their self-regard and obstinacy they are making such kind of talks otherwise the reality is in front of you.

Even if somebody said that this was the Baiyah for Islam and not for listening & obeying    then the proof for such Baiyah is also present.

Baiyah in Mecca 

Narrated Jabir Abdullah Ansari RadiAllaho Tala Anho:

"No doubt! Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam lived in Mecca for 10 years."

Announcing the statement that

"Whosoever of people gives me a place and who helps me out until I will convey the message of my Lord and for them in exchange is Heaven. Then he found none who would give him place nor help him out, even if somebody came from 'Mizr' or 'Yemen' tribe by journey to his friend then his people or relatives would come to him and say 'beware of the Man of Quraish so he might not deviate you', in a condition that He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam walked in between the houses of these people and was inviting them towards Allah, these people would point him out by their fingers, till Allah had sent us from Yathrab to him. Then we gave him abode and asserted him. Then a person from us went to him and he recited Quran in front of him and he embraced Islam. Then he went back towards his people, and then they became Muslims by the propagation of Islam. Up till then there would be no house of Yathrab remained left but a Jamaat of Muslimeen had been established in Yathrab. Then these people had given power to Islam. Then Allah had erected us for him SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam. Then we counselled amongst ourselves, and then we seventy people gathered and met. We said: "We had left Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam and He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam was whirling in the mountains of Mecca and he was in risk. Then seventy people made a journey towards him and met him in the season of Hajj. We vowed to him at the vale of 'Aqba'. We assembled one by one and in pairs of two before him. We said: "O! Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam on which matter you want to take Baiyah from us?" He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam replied: "Do an oath that you will listen to me and obey me in circumstances which you like and in which you do not like and in conditions when you would not have anything or when you are well-off. On that you will command for good and forbid the wrong, and that you will be firm on Allah that is you will not care about the taunt by people and that when I come to Yathrab you will help me and what you save for your children and wives you will save it for me also. Then for you will be heaven. Then we stood towards him and gave Baiyah. Then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam held the hand of Asad bin Zarara RadiAllahu Tala Anho and he was the youngest among the seventy people.

(Akhbaar-e-Mecca vol.2 pg.206, Sanad Sahih, Majma-uz-Zawaid vol.6 pg.46, Narrated by Abu Ya'ala vol.3 pg.405 with Sahih Sanad, Extracted by Ahmed vol.3 pg.322 from the custom of Abdur-Razzaque i.e. narrated by Moamer vol.3 pg. 339-340 from the custom of Ishaque bin Eisa i.e. narrated by Yahya bin Sulaim and these two are narrated from Ibn-e-Khaseem and he narrates from Abu Zubair and he narrates from Jabir and these are the narrators of Sanads, and the narrators are authentic)

Apart from other matters Sahaba Karaams said:

"We swear upon Allah that we will never break nor we would snatch the Baiyah from others. Then we gave Baiyah to him SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam. Then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam held our hand and made it subject to obeying. Then on this basis He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam promised us heaven.

I say meaning Haisumi says:

"Narrators of the Sanads also narrate the part of it i.e. Ahmed and Bazaar, say: "In this Hadith these words are also present that "We swear upon Allah we will never leave this Baiyah nor we demand from any one to break it".
(Majma-uz-Zawaid vol.6 pg.46)

Abu Masood says:

"Promise was made to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam at the point of 'Aqba' on the Adh'ha day, when we were seventy. Aqba bin Amir says, "I was the youngest among all" Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam came to us. Then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said a comprehensive sermon and said: I fear from the atheists of Quraish for you. Then we said: "O! Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam ask from Allah for us, for yourself and for your companions and inform us about what will be for us and for yourself from Allah? Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: As far as my question to Allah for you is concerned that believe in Allah and do not ascribe partners to Him and far as my question to Allah for myself is concerned, I ask you that if you obey me I will tell you the right path and I ask you for myself and my companions that you will help us by what you have and save for us the same thing which you save for yourself and when you do this then from Allah and myself for you heaven will be indispensable. It is said that we forwarded our hands and gave Baiyah on all matters.

(Narrated by Tabrani and in this narration there is Mujaalid bin Saeed and Hadiths narrated by him are Hasan with a weakness in the chain, Majmauzzawaid vol.6 pg.48, Mujaalid bin Saeed is considered Saqa by Nasai and Imam Muslim has taken his narration when in accordance with Sahih Hadith, Narrated Tabrani vol.17 pg.256 and the Sanad is Sahih)

Aqba bin Amir also narrates the above-mentioned Hadith (Narrated Ahmed vol.4 pg.120 and the Sanad is Sahih with other supporting Sanads)

In another narration these words are also present:

Abu Haisam bin Nibhaan was the supporter of Banu Abdul Ash-hal, started talking to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam. They said: "O! Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam we have a pact with people and we now break this pact. If we do this then is this misconduct? From this Allah will give you domination that you return back and leave us. Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam smiled, and then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: there is blood for blood and damage for damage. You are from me and I am from you. From whom you fight I will fight him too, to whom you give shelter I will shelter him too. Make twelve representatives from among you in a way that nine from are Khazraj and three from Oas.

Ma'Abad bin Ka'ab narrates from his brother he narrates from his father Ka'ab bin Malik. Ka'ab bin Malik says:

"The first of all who gave Baiyah to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam was Baraa bin Ma'aroor. Then people gave Baiyah one by one. Then when we gave Baiyah to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam, Shaitan screamed.

On the same matter another narration is:

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Make twelve representatives from amongst you. Then He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam appointed them. Banu Najjar was appointed, from Banu Abdul Ash-hal Usaid bin Khuzair and Abu Haisam bin Nabhaan was appointed as representative and from Banu Amr bin Aa'uf  Saad bin Heetah was appointed.

These are those companions of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam who gave Baiyah in Mecca, before going to Yathrab meaning Medina, on life and death, on happiness and sadness, on giving every type of support, on giving help by wealth and by health, in a nut shell who gave Baiyah for every type of need. Moreover Ubada bin Samit and Asad bin Zarah narrate and say that:

"O! People do you know on which matter you have given Baiyah to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam? From you Asad bin Zarah appointed as representative, from Banu Salma Bara'a bin Ma'aroor and Abdullah bin Amr bin Haraam appointed as representative, from Banu Sa'ada Sa'ad bin Abada and Munzir ibn Amr appointed as representative, from Banu Zareeque Rafey bin Malik bin Ajlaan appointed as representative, from Banr Hars bin Khazraj Abdullah bin Rawaha and Sa'ad bin Rabe'e appointed as representative, from Banu Aa'uf bin Khazraj Abada bin Samit appointed as representative. You gave Baiyah that you will fight Arabs and non-Arabs, humans and jinns. Then Companions of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam replied: "We are combatant for those who fight us and we give peace to who gives us peace. Sahaba Karaams (RadiAllahu Tala Anhum) said, "O! Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam make the conditions. Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam replied: Give Baiyah to me that you will testify that no one is to be worshiped but Allah and I am the Prophet of Allah, and that you will establish prayers amongst yourselves, pay Zakaat, listen and obey, and will not snatch Ima'ara from its rightly holder and that whatever stuff you save for yourselves and your households you will save the same for me also.
(Narrated Tabrani in Awsat and in this narration Ali ibn Zaid who is dhaeef and considered saqa by some, Majmaozzawaaid vol.6 pg.49)

In the narration of this Hadith one narrator has been called by some as dhaeef and considered by others as Saqa. Imam Muslim has taken his Hadith with other supporting Hadiths and we also take his Hadith with other supporting Hadiths.

Ali bin Hussain RadiAllaho Tala Anho says:

Ansar (RadiAllahu tala anhum) came and gave Baiyah to Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam at the place of 'Aqba' (First). Then Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: O! Ali stand up and take Baiyah from them. Ali RadiAllahu Tala Anho replied: O! Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam on which matters would I take Baiyah from them? He SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: On the matter that to obey Allah and not to disobey Him, and on the matter that you will save the same things for Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam, his households and for his Children as you save for yourselves and your children.
(Narrated Tabrani in Awsat from the narration of Abdullah bin Marwan and he is considered dhaeef by some and saqa by some others, Majmaozzawaaid, the Sanads are Sahih)

In the narration of this Hadith there is Abdullah bin Marwan. He is considered saqa by Yahya bin Moeen and by Abu Hatim (Tehzeeb) and considered saqa by Ibn Habban (vol.7 pg.21) (vol.8 pg.320) Therefore the Hadith is Sahih with supporting Sanads.

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam himself, during his lifetime in Mecca, is taking Baiyah and his son in law by his permission is taking Baiyah from people. All the Hadiths are narrated in the most explanative way but still people say that Baiyah is to be given to the Khalifah. But the following words are clearly stating that Baiyah is for government less Ameer. E.g.

While taking Baiyah from people the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam took the promise that:

You will obey Allah and will not disobey Him, and will help me, my family, my children, that you will fight with Arabs and non-Arabs, and fight with humans and jinns, preach and pronounce La'ila ha Illa Allah Mohammad-ur-Rasool Allah. You will establish Salaat, pay zakat, obey and listen, and will not snatch Ima'ara from it's rightly holder and whatever you save for yourselves you will save the same for me also.

You will avenge blood with blood, and do damage for damage i.e. whosoever destroys our villages, makes us homeless or tries to devastate our houses then we will also take revenge from them. You are from me and I am from you. To whom you fight I will fight him too, to whom you give peace I will give peace to him too. You will never break the Baiyah and won't demand from anyone to break it.

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam has taken the above-mentioned promises when He had nothing. Therefore it is concluded that taking Baiyah is in the time of weakness as in that time a man needs to have power. To get all the people who have embraced Islam, together, make them active and to be stronger, it is Baiyah that works.

Why the Denial of Baiyah?

Dear readers people think that if we do Baiyah then our independence might become in question, might be lost, even thou they already have lost their independence after accepting Islam, when a person becomes Muslim he bows his head towards Allah. Now whatever he does he will do in accordance with the wish of Allah, he is attentively ready for everything so readers his independence is already finished. 

When he prays Salaat with Jamaat he is bound to follow the Ameer or Imam, now all his actions and motions are done according to the Imam, he can't leave the Jamaat, if the Imam makes a mistake then still he is to be followed.

After becoming Muslim if he is well off then he has to pay zakat he can't escape from this obligation.

If it is the month of Ramadan then he has to fast he can't escape from fasting. If he hears Adhan he has to be punctual with it, perform ablution. In a nutshell Islam is itself a name of a complete system. And for accepting such system he has to make himself systematic. He can't escape from this system and when he considers himself compelled in accepting all these commandments of Islam then what is the hesitation that stops him from doing Baiyah?

Therefore do the Baiyah on the hands of Ameer Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. This Baiyah is Sunnah, for Baiyah imposing the condition of Khilafah is wrong. From the above stated debate you can clearly understand the reality.

Therefore, All Muslims, by keeping in view the importance of Baiyah, should give Baiyah and make themselves enter the system of Jamaat and the system of aggregation.

Allah's Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said:

"One who dies without having bound himself by Baiyah (to the Ameer) will die a non Islamic death".(Sahih Muslim Kitab Al-Imarah vol.2 pg.126)

Abdullah bin Umer RadiAllaho Tala Anho said:

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said:

"Whosoever left Jamaat even the distance of a palm, he removed the chain of Islam from his neck unless he reverted (to the Jamaat)."
(Narrated Hakim in Mustadrak vol.1 pg.177 with a Sahih Sanad)

Abdullah bin Umer RadiAllaho Tala Anho said:

Prophet Muhammad said SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam:

Whoever dies in a situation in which he doesn't have an Imam Jamaat upon him, he would die a non Islamic death.
(Narrated Hakim in Mustadrak)

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam says:

"Whosoever dislikes something of the Ameer, he should be patient because whosoever left the Sultan meaning Imam even the distance of palm, he dies the death of Jahiliyya"
(Sahih Bukhari)

Narrated Mua'viah RadiAllahu Tala Anho:

"A person who died without Imam, he died a non Islamic death"
(Narrated Ahmed and Tabrani, Sanad: Sahih)  

Abdullah bin Umar RadiAllahu Tala Anho also narrates these words:

"A person dies and he did not give Baiyah, he dies the death of Jahiliyya".
(Narrated Ahmed, Tabqaat ibn Sa'ad, and its Sanad is Sahih)

Aamir bin Rabi'a RadiAllaho Tala Anho narrates:

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam says:

"Whoever died in a state that he did not obey his Ameer then his death would be a non Islamic death and if he after doing Baiyah broke it meaning broke the Baiyah he had on his neck then he will meet Allah in a state that he will not have any excuse (to save himself)"
(Narrated Ahmed vol.3 pg.446, Sanad is Hasan)

Dear readers from the above stated Hadiths the following matters are clarified:

1.    Who does not give Baiyah to Ameer his death will be the death of Jahiliyya.

2.    To distance your self from the Jamaat even a size of palm is a death of Jahiliyya.

3.    The absence of Imam Jamaat on anyone results in the death of Jahiliyya.

4.    To distance your self the obedience of the Ameer results in the death of Jahiliyya.

Means that to break Baiyah, to leave Jamaat even a distance of palm, to disobey Ameer a size of palm and the absence of Imam Jamaat on anyone, are the same thing in the mater of punishment meaning that person is out of Islam.

Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam who is Rehmat-ul-lil-Alameen, Imam-ul-Anbiya, Sayyed-al-Mursaleen, Shafee-ul-Muznabeen, Habib-e-Ilah, Badr-al-Daja, Noor-ul-Huda, Al-Murtuza, and Ahmed Mujtaba Mohammad Mustafa SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam has declared those who don't give Baiyah to the Ameer as out of Islam.

Therefore, do not waste time; save yourselves from the death of Jahiliyya by giving Baiyah to the Ameer of Jamaat.

 

Obedience To The Ameer

1)      Allah the Exalted says: Oh those who believe obey Allah, obey the messenger and those who hold authority amongst you. (Nisa-59)

From this blessed ayah obedience to Ulil Amar meaning those in authority becomes obligatory. In this ayah there was no condition placed for a government with those in authority so obedience to Ameer is obligatory. To impose such a condition from one's own self is amendment to Kitab Allah and that is kufr.

2)      Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever obeys the Ameer he obeys me and whoever disobeys the Ameer he disobeys me.
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 126)

From this hadith it is known that every Ameer's obedience is obligatory. For obedience to the Ameer there is no condition. To impose the condition for a government is manipulating the Shari'ah and that is shirk.

3)      Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever dislikes something of the Ameer then he should be patient as whoever separates the size of a palm from the sultan then his death would be of Jahiliyya.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Fiten Vol. 9 pg 59 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol.2 pg134)

Sultan means proof, evidence, authority and power.

Allah the Exalted says: And I sent Moosa with my signs and clear proof. (Hud-96)

Allah the Exalted says: And whoever is unjustly killed then we give his kin authorisation (that he take revenge) (Bani Israel-33)

Allah the Exalted says: Oh groups of Jinns and Humans if you can exit the corners of the land and skies then do so (but) you can't exit without power. (ArRehman-33)

In the above hadith's first part the word is Ameer and in the second part the word is sultan which is used for Ameer. Ameer due to his post in emirate has a kind of a power and as his order is the last say for his subordinates that is why he is called sultan. A King is called sultan as well as he has power in his hand and his say is the last for the subordinates.

Hence every Ameer's obedience is obligatory and separation from his obedience even the size of a palm is prohibited. Because of the Ameer there is organization in the Jamaat and power grows in the organization. If the Ameer is not obeyed then power would gradually leave the organization. Ameer is the centre of power in the Jamaat and because of his centrality he himself is a power and sultan.

4)      Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever sees something distasteful in his Ameer then he should be patient as whoever separates the size of a palm from the Jamaat and (in the same condition) dies then his death would be the death of Jahiliyya.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Fiten Vol. 9 pg 56 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 136)

Note: Jahiliyya means the time before Islam meaning the era of kufr.

In the first part of this hadith the word Ameer is there and in the second part the word Jamaat is used meaning leaving the Ameer is leaving the Jamaat.

5)      Ebada bin Sabit says: The Prophet called us then took baiyah from us. He took the baiyah from us on the following: To listen and obey (Ameer's order), in pleasure or displeasure, in hardships and easiness and when given preference and (we also took baiyah on) that not to quarrel with the Ameer in his authority except when you see (him doing) open kufr and (to prove his kufr) you have from Allah clear proof.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Fiten Vol. 9 pg 59 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 132)

6)      Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Listen and obey (Ameer's order) even if an Ethiopian slave is made (Ameer) on you whose head is (the size of) a raisin.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Ehkaam Vol. 9 pg78)

7)      Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Listening and obeying (the Ameer' order) is compulsory on a Muslim whether he likes it or dislikes it (the order) (with the condition) that he isn't ordered to sin.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Ehkaam Vol. 9 pg 78 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 131)

From this hadith it is known that Ameer's obedience is obligatory with one condition that Ameer doesn't order to sin. For obedience to the Ameer there is no condition for a government in the hadith.

8)      Abdullah bin Omar says: When we use to do our baiyah with the messenger SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam on listening and obeying he use to say to us: "As much as you can".
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Ehkaam Vol. 9 pg 96 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate, Vol. 2 pg 146)

9)      Jareer says: I did baiyah with the messenger SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam on listening and obeying (the order) so he taught me (to say) As much as I can (will listen and obey).
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Ehkaam Vol. 9 pg 96)

From these ahadith the importance of Ameer's obedience is clear. Baiyah use to be taken on Ameer's obedience.

10)  Abu Zar says: Messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Abu Zar, I find that you are weak and I like for you what I like for myself. Don't become Ameer of Jamaat ven over two persons.
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 124)

There can be only two forms for becoming Ameer over two persons:

1.    The Khalifah appoints someone as Ameer over two people i.e. Ameer of Jamaat Delegation.

2.    In the absence of the Khalifah two persons appoint over themselves someone as Ameer i.e. Ameer of Jamaat or Ameer in travelling.

In both conditions to make one specific is without proof. In the second form the Ameer of the two persons wouldn't have any government or army but still his obedience would be obligatory. If it is not obligatory then what is the duty from which it is being warned.

11)  Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: It is obligatory for you to listen to the ruler and obey him in adversity and prosperity, in pleasure and displeasure, and even when another person is given (undue) preference over you.
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 130)

12)  Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: If a slave who doesn't have a nose (such a slave) is appointed Ameer over you and he leads you according to the Book of Allah then listen and obey (to his orders).
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 131)

There can be two forms in making a slave an Ameer:

1.    Any Khalifah appoints any slave as Ameer i.e. Local Ameer or Ameer of troops etc.

2.    With advice people make someone Ameer themselves i.e. Khalifah or Ameer of Jamaat; in both forms the obedience of the slave would be obligatory

13)  Abu Zar said: My friend (Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) advised me to listen (Ameer's order) and obey even if he were a maimed slave.
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 131)

14)  Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever leaves from the obedience (of the Ameer) and separates from the Jamaat (dies in that state) would die the death of  Jahiliyya
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 135)

15)  Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: One who withdraws his hand from obedience (to the Ameer) will find no excuse when he meets Allah on the Day of Judgement, and one who dies without having bound himself by baiyah (of the Ameer) would die the death of Jahiliyya.
(Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 136)

16)  Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: The heart of a true believer doesn't deceive in three things:

 I.      Performing righteous deeds for Allah alone, 

II.      Obeying the Ameer,

III.      And sticking to Jamaat ul Muslimeen.

(Al-Hakim narrated by Jubair bin Mutaim, Sanad is Sahih – Mustadrak Vol. 1 pg 87)

17)  Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever separates a size of a palm from the Jamaat he takes off the rope of Islam from his neck till he returns (again towards the Jamaat).
(Al-Hakim narrated by Abdullah bin Amr, Sanad is Sahih - Mustadrak Vol. 1 pg 77)

18)  Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: I command you to do five things which Allah has commanded me (to propagate):

1)      To listen (Ameer 's order),

2)      To Obey,

3)      To do Jihad,

4)      To migrate,

5)      Jamaat (staying attached with it) as whoever separates the size of a palm from the Jamaat he separates the rope of Islam from his neck except for  that he returns (towards the Jamaat).
(Tirmizi in Abwaab ul Amsaal narrated by Al Haris ul Ashari, declared Sahih– Vol. 2 pg 296)

19)  Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Necessarily adhere to the Jamaat, escape from separating as Shaitan is with one person, and distances him self from two.
(Tirmizi in Abwaab ul Fiten and declared Sahih Vol. 2 pg 96)

This hadith is general for all times, there is no time period fixed for it. When Jamaat doesn't have any government, would it be allowed to separate and make Shaitan your companion? Never; so hence separation from Jamaat isn't allowed. To adhere to the Jamaat is compulsory and that is possible when adhering to the Ameer.

20)  Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever leaves Jamaat and humiliates the Emiraate such a person will meet Allah in a condition that he wouldn't have any argument (meaning he would meet with no excuse which will be accepted by Allah).
(Al-Hakim, Sanad is Sahih – Mustadrak Vol. 1 pg 119)

In the mentioned ahadith

1.    Stress is laid on Obedience to the Ameer; there isn't any condition of government with the Ameer.

2.    Stress is laid on adhering to the Jamaat. Adhering to the Jamaat is possible when adhering to the Ameer and to Adhering to the Ameer is possible by obeying him.

Imam Jamaat and Ameer Jamaat have similar meaning

1)      Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Beware everyone of you is a ruler and will be questioned regarding his subjects: The Imam of the people is a ruler and will be questioned regarding his subjects; a man is the ruler of his family and will be questioned regarding his family; a woman is the ruler of her husband's family and children and will be questioned regarding it; and the slave of a man is a ruler of his master's property and will be questioned regarding it. Surely, every one of you is a ruler and will be questioned regarding his subjects.
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Ehkaam Vol. 9 pg 77)

The word "RAEN" is used in this hadith, its meaning is:

I.    [Translation] This word is Ism e Faail and it means all those people who are governing any people and in use it means such a person who regarding affairs of politics considers compulsory and practitioner of it who in has ability to maintain administration.
(Muhit ul Muhit Qamoos Mutawal lul Lughat ul Arabia pg 341)

II.     [Translation] Whoever governs any people like Aalim, king, chief or Rich.
(Al Munjid fi Lughat Wal Adab Wa Aloom pg 268)

III.   [Translation] Governor or Ameer.
(Muntahi al Aarab fi Lughat ul Arab)

Hence from the above it is proven that the correct translation of "RAEN" is ruler.

2)      Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Don't ask regarding three persons (that what will happen to them): One who leaves the Jamaat, disobeys his Imam and dies in that condition, second that person slave or slave girl who runs away and (dies in that condition), third that woman whose husband is not present with her and has fulfilled her worldly needs and then she after him leaving shows her body 's looks (hence) don't ask (that what will happen to them).
(Musand Imam Ahmad and Mustadrak Hakim and Sanad is Sahih. Mustadrak Vol. 1 pg 119 and Wa Hijab ul Miraat ul Muslima lil Albani pg 54)

3)      Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam when mentioning the period of turmoil says: (in that period) People will invite as if they are standing on the door of hell and inviting to enter it. They will throw into it all such persons as whoever will accept their invitation.

Hudhaifa (RadiAllahu Tala Anho) said: What should I do, if I find that moment?

Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Stick to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen and its Imam (Ameer).
(Sahih Bukhari Kitab ul Fiten Vol. 9 pg 65 and Sahih Muslim Kitab ul Emiraate Vol. 2 pg 135)

From this hadith it is known that in the period of turmoil there won't be any Islamic government as how can deviated propagators remain in the presence of an Islamic government.

Further more the period of an Islamic government is a period of good not turmoil. Adhering to Jamaat ul Muslimeen means remaining in the Jamaat.

To adhere to the Imam means that we obey the Imam, not take away our hand from his obedience. To adhere to the Imam can only mean to obey him and nothing else.

4)      Prophet Muhammad SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: Whoever dies in the condition that he doesn't have the Imam Jamaat upon him dies the death of Jahiliyya.
(Al Hakim, Sanad is Sahih. Mustadrak Vol. 1 pg 117)

From this hadith it is known that a Muslim should die in a condition that he is under an Imam. In the all ahadith mentioned there is no condition for obedience to the Imam of a government. So whatever kind of Imam he should be obeyed.

For "Ameer's obedience" and "Imam Jamaat …" the ahadith narrated clearly state that there is no difference between an Ameer and Imam. Both these words are used in exchange for each other:

Meaning of Ameer

"Ameer" is a related attribute; its derivative is Imarah which means: "Having authority".

In related attribute the derivative meaning's evidence and compulsion is considered, hence in the meaning of Ameer "To be the one with authority" the attribute is proven and it is compulsory meaning attached with its former. This attribute "To be the one in authority" can never be separated from the Ameer. It is not possible that a person be called Ameer but isn't "With authority". In all cases the Ameer would be with authority and his command would always be accepted. If a person isn't with the attribute "Having Authority" then such a person can be called Amar till he isn't doing anything relating to commanding but can't be called Ameer.

Meaning of Imam

Imam means that person who is followed whether he is a chief or someone else (Muheet ul Muheet pg 16). The following is in his orders and sayings as well.

Allah the Exalted says regarding the following of orders:

This is a blessed book which we revealed so hence follow it.
(Al Anaam-155)

Actions are generally followed and for it evidence isn't necessary.

Obedience of an Ameer and practising a sunnah of  Governance

Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam said: When three people leave for a journey then they should appoint an Ameer amongst themselves.
(Abu Dawood Kitab ul Jihad. Sanad is Sahih and declared Hasan by Albani. At-Taleeqat-alal-Mishkaat 2/1145)

From this hadith the following is proven:

1.    In travelling also don't be without an Ameer,

2.    The Ameer in travelling doesn't have any government and the Khalifah doesn't appoint him rather according to the hadith the travellers appoint the Ameer themselves,

3.    The purpose for appointing an Ameer cant be other then for obeying him and

4.    Such an Ameer's obedience is necessary who doesn't have any government.

Result:  The Messenger of Allah SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam doesn't like that in a small period of time the travellers should remain without an Ameer so how is it possible that he would like that in the city the Muslim population is residing permanently without an Ameer. If in a small period of travelling the presence of an Ameer is important then the Ameer's presence in long period of residing is more important and since the obedience of the Ameer in travelling without a government is necessary so the obedience of the Ameer Jamaat without a government is also necessary. There isn't any condition for a government in any ayah or hadith for obedience to the Ameer and hence can't be laid. To impose the condition for a government is fabrication hence it is rejected.

Husband and parents 's obedience is also obligatory but there is no condition for a government for them then how correct is the condition for a government for the Ameer Jamaat, certainly this is baseless.

In obedience to the Ameer of travelling only few traveller's interest is there, In obedience to the husband the wife's interest is there, in obedience to the parents the children's interest is there and still these obedience are obligatory and obedience to the Ameer Jamaat shouldn't be obligatory with which the entire Jamaat and Allah's Deen's interest is there, how uncanny this notion is.

Hence from stated and clear evidences it is proven that Ameer's obedience is obligatory.

Objections And Their Answers

Objection #1: Some people say that the Khalifah has been called Ameer and Imam hence where ever the words Imam and Ameer appear it would mean Khalifah.

Answer: This is true that the Khalifah is also called Imam or Ameer but this isn't correct that where ever the words Ameer or Imam appear it would mean Khalifah. This notion isn't proven from Quran and Sahih Ahadith. Every Khalifah is an Ameer or Imam but every Ameer or Imam isn't a Khalifah.

Objection #2: If the obedience of Ameer Jamaat is obligatory then why doesn't impose Shari'ah punishments. 

Answer: The first answer to this is that every person is responsible according to his strength. Allah the Exalted says: No one is bothered but according to his strength.
(Baqarah- 286)

Hence Ameer Jamaat will work according to his strength.

The second answer is that the Ameer Jamaat for the establishment of Khilafah is struggling so in the time of this struggle to demand obligations of a Khalifah is useless. Understand this from an example, a person in the 3^rd grade is also a student and a person in graduate level is also a student. The student in the 3^rd grade is also trying to reach the graduate level but hasn't as yet reached it, so can we demand from the 3^rd grade student that he give the exams of the graduate level? Certainly not, if both are students that don't mean that the 3^rd grader solves the graduate examinations. Similarly the Ameer Jamaat is an Ameer and the Khalifah is also an Ameer, so in the condition that the Ameer Jamaat is trying to become a Khalifah can we ask him to fulfil the obligations of a Khalifah? Certainly not, both having Emiraate doesn't mean that we ask the Ameer to fulfil the obligations of a Khalifah.

Ameer Jamaat in the light of the Prophet (SallAllahu-Alaihi Wasallam)'s life

The Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam wasn't dominant in his Mecca's life. He didn't have power or government in his hand although his rule was over the hearts and bodies of the Muslimeen, whatever he use to say the Muslimeen obeyed him.

The objectives of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's life in Mecca were:

1.    To preach the rule of Allah and to put this creed in the hearts,

2.    To nurture and correct the Muslimeen,

3.    To give the Muslimeen admonition regarding discipline and patience.

Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's) life in Mecca was to make practical the creed of Allah's rule, according to this creed was the organized struggle to form a theocratic government. In every organization certain rules and regulations are strictly made to follow, the organizational power and regulation's implementation depends on the leader of the movement's obedience. If there isn't obedience to the leader then there wouldn't be any organization and if there isn't any organization then there wouldn't be any movement. In Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam)'s life in Mecca too the Muslimeen obeyed him and were on their way towards establishing a theocratic government. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's) this life also was an example and direction. This life's following could have only led to their destination. The struggle done or is being done for establishing a theocratic government, the example will be the life of the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam in Mecca, the way the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam was obeyed similarly in every movement to establish a theocratic government the obedience of the Ameer of the movement will be done. If the obedience of the Ameer is not done then his position would be no less then an idol made out of sand, centralization would be finished and the movement would be dead. Hence the obedience of Ameer Jamaat is very important as without it the establishment of a theocratic government is impossible.

One Objection And It's Answer 

Objection: In the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's life in Mecca his obedience was done as a Prophet so his life in Mecca cant be an example for us until and unless our leader is also a Prophet.

Answer:  Prophet hood is finished now, no one can become the Prophet now so the organization's work will be taken from a non Prophet and he in his work will take the example of Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam. Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam was a Nabi that is why his life in Mecca is an example for us. If he weren't a Nabi then his life wouldn't have been an example for us. We certainly can't be part of his Prophet Hood but we are generally part of his words and actions meaning we do what he said and did. In the movement for Khilafah he was obeyed on this basis in every movement for Khilafah Ameer Jamaat's obedience will necessarily be done.

A question which arises here is that in the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's life in Mecca the obedience was as a Nabi, that obedience and this obedience on that basis his organization is not an example for us then tell us that can we make a non Prophet an example for us? If not then where do we get an example?

The second question which arises is that for the movement for Khilafah in Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam life there isn't a example for us so is his life not a complete example for us? Is Islam incomplete that it doesn't guide us in this regard?

Hence this objection is a satanic notion and nothing more then that.

Raising the Kalima of truth is obligatory

Everybody agrees that raising the Kalima of truth is obligatory and for it the establishment of Khilafah is necessary. If raising the Kalima of truth is obligatory then aren't all struggles for it obligatory? It is. For it a organized movement would be needed, a strong Jamaat would be needed and the Jamaat can only be strong in the circumstances that the Ameer Jamaat's obedience is obligatory. If the Ameer Jamaat for raising the Kalima of truth orders for a Jihad and the Jamaat refuses to obey the order and says that his obedience is commendable not obligatory so can the Jamaat fulfil the obligations for raising the Kalima of truth? Certainly not. If the Jamaat considers the raising of the Kalima of truth as obligatory then it should think on how it can be achieved. Can there be another way other then that the Jamaat considers the order for Jihad as obligatory and immediately prepares for Jihad, All the affairs of the Ameer revolves around the raising of the Kalima of truth hence his every order would have to be necessarily obeyed.

Allah the Exalted says: Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly grant them Khilafah in the land as He gave it to those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their Deen which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange.
(Noor - 55)

In this ayah Allah has promised three things to the pious believers:

1. Will grant them a government meaning Khilafah,
2. Will establish Deen e Islam,
3. Change their condition of fear to peace and security.

From the above ayah it is known that before the fulfilment of these promises:

1. They would have no government,
2. Deen e Islam would not be established,
3. Their days would be spent in fear.

Now the question is that how would these pious believers gain a government, establish Islam and security? Would the believers have to do something for these things or would they gain it as a gift? Before getting Khilafah would the believers have a Jamaat or not? If there would be a Jamaat then would they have an Ameer or not? If there would be an Ameer then would his obedience be compulsory or not? Obviously for the attainment of Khilafah the believers would have to organize their Jamaat, would have to obey the Ameer and would have to struggle like Allah says:

Do Jihad as Jihad should be done.
(Hajj: 78)

One objection and its answer

Objection: There are only two sorts of Ameers meaning Ameer Sultanate (Khalifah) or Ameer while travelling. Islam doesn't have a concept of a third Ameer.

Answer: If Islam doesn't have a concept of a third Ameer then there is no concept of a third Jamaat. In this condition the critic should break his Jamaat and remove the Ameer. If he doesn't break his Jamaat and doesn't remove his Ameer then he would be subject to the practice of a bidah.

For us there is a concept of a third Ameer and Jamaat in Islam and we have proven it in previous pages especially in the ones regarding the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's life in Mecca.

Some Questions and their Answers

Some people raise many questions in this regard. Those questions with their Answers are as follows:

Question #1: Are there various kinds of Ameer in accordance to their obedience? i.e. political Ameer, non political Ameer or Mujtehad Ulil Amar.

Answer: If this question would have been sent to the Fuqaha then it would have been better as this work is done with great enthusiasm by them. They make various kinds and separate instructions for them as well. Jamaat ul Muslimeen only recognizes what is present in Quran and hadith. Jamaat ul Muslimeen doesn't make kinds nor does it consider it allowed. In accordance to the obedience neither Quran nor Ahadith contain any kinds of Ulil Amar so according to the obedience there is only one kind of an Ameer whose obedience is compulsory.

Question #2: According to 'Stick to Jamaat ul Muslimeen and its Imam' the head of the Jamaat can be called a Hakim, Ameer, Imam or Khalifah tul Muslimeen?

Answer: We only state what is present in Quran and ahadith and nothing more. The words Ameer voyage, Ameer troops, Ameer Jamaat, Ameer Hajj and Ameer Mecca are found in ahadith so we use these words. The words Khalifah voyage, Khalifah troops, Khalifah Jamaat, Khalifah Hajj or Khalifah Mecca aren't found in ahadith so we don't use them. With the word "Hakim" this addition is not found so we don't use these additions. The words Ameer or Imam are found in ahadith for the head of the Jamaat so these words should be used.

Question #3: Is the head of the Jamaat's obedience obligatory or recommended?

Answer: The head of the Jamaat is called Ameer or Imam and in previous pages we have proven that the obedience of the Ameer is obligatory so the head of the Jamaat's obedience is obligatory.

Question #4: If a person disobeys the head of the Jamaat in matters of administration, would he be a sinner?

Answer: The person who abandons an obligatory act certainly would be a sinner.

Question #5: What are the rights described by the Shari'ah for the head of Jamaat ul Muslimeen?

Answer: Because the words Ameer or Imam have been used for the head of the Jamaat so the head of the Jamaat has all those rights which the Shari'ah gave to the Ameer or Imam.

Question #6: How correct is calling the head of the Jamaat Ulil Amar or Non Ulil Amar or Mujtahid Ulil Amar?

Answer: The Jamaat's head can be called Ulil Amar, the rest words are self created. These words are not found in Quran and Ahadith so questioning regarding them is baseless. Further more Non Ulil Amar can mean the subordinate not the Ameer.            

Some Questions for the Critics

1. Are the words political Ameer and Non political Ameer/Ulil Amar, Non Ulil Amar, and Mujtahid Ulil Amar found in Quran Majeed and ahadith? If yes then give proof.
2. What will be the procedure regarding raising the Kalima of truth or achieving Khilafah?
3. Is this procedure found in the Sunnah of the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam?
4. If this procedure is not found in the Sunnah of the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam then wouldn't it effect the completion of Islam and Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam's prophet hood?
5. If this procedure isn't found in the Sunnah of the Prophet SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam then wouldn't this procedure be a bidah?
6. If for a Deen's purpose a Jamaat being made is compulsory then wouldn't that thing be compulsory without which the Jamaat can't function? If not then why?

 

Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 52: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 41: Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: I asked Allah's Apostle, "O Allah's Apostle! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 42: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 43: Narrated 'Aisha: (That she said), "O Allah's Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is done according to the Prophet's tradition and is accepted by Allah)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 44: Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the battle-field, enter your mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and never break your fast?" The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu- Huraira added, "The Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is rewarded even for the footsteps of his horse while it wanders bout (for grazing) tied in a long rope." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 45: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 46: Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause-- and Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause----is like a person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 47: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle used to visit Um Haran bint Milhan, who would offer him reals. Um-Haram was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's Apostle, once visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's Apostle slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haran asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He said. "Some of my followers who (in a dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah's Cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is not sure as to which expression the Prophet used.) Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that he makes me one of them. Allah's Apostle invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up smiling. Once again Um Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Some of my followers were presented to me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream. Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He said, "You are amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu'awlya bin Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 48: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle ! Shall we acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the Prophet also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 49: Narrated Samura: The Prophet said, "Last night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a tree and then admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I have never seen. One of them said, 'This house is the house of martyrs." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 50: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 51: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 52: Narrated Sahl bin Sad: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon and in the forenoon is better than the world and whatever is in it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 53: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause)." Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 54: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Al1ah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 55: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Ja'far took the flag and was martyred, and then 'Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah made him victorious." The Prophet further added, "It would not please us to have them with us." Aiyub, a sub-narrator, added, "Or the Prophet, shedding tears, said, 'It would not p ease them to be with us." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 56: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Um Haram said, "Once the Prophet slept in my house near to me and got up smiling. I said, 'What makes you smile?' He replied, 'Some of my followers who (i.e. in a dream) were presented to me sailing on this green sea like kings on thrones.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." So the Prophet invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again. He did the same (i.e. got up and told his dream) and Um Haran repeated her question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "You are among the first batch." Later on it happened that she went out in the company of her husband 'Ubada bin As-Samit who went for Jihad and it was the first time the Muslims undertook a naval expedition led by Mu awiya. When the expedition came to an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was presented to her to ride, but the animal let her fall and thus she died. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 57: Narrated Anas: The Prophet sent seventy men from the tribe of Bani Salim to the tribe of Bani Amir. When they reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, "I will go ahead of you, and if they allow me to convey the message of Allah's Apostle (it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me." So he went ahead of them and the pagans granted him security But while he was reporting the message of the Prophet , they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said, "Allah is Greater! By the Lord of the Kaba, I am successful." After that they attached the rest of the party and killed them all except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a sub-narrator said, "I think another man was saved along with him)." Gabriel informed the Prophet that they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased with them and made them pleased. We used to recite, "Inform our people that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased " Later on this Quranic Verse was cancelled. The Prophet invoked Allah for forty days to curse the murderers from the tribe of Ral, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bam Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and his Apostle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 58: Narrated Jundab bin Sufyan: In one of the holy Battles a finger of Allah's Apostle (got wounded and) bled. He said, "You are just a finger that bled, and what you got is in Allah's Cause." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 59: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's Cause....and Allah knows well who gets wounded in His Cause....will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound having the color of blood but the scent of musk." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 60: Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: That Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you about the outcome of your battles with him (i.e. the Prophet ) and you told me that you fought each other with alternate success. So the Apostles are tested in this way but the ultimate victory is always theirs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 61: Narrated Anas: My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was absent from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Sad bin Muadh met him. He said "O Sad bin Muadh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on Sad said, "O Allah's Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers." We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah.........." (33.23) His sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Apostle said, "There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 62: Narrated Kharija bin Zaid: Zaid bin Thabit said, "When the Quran was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's Apostle reciting. I could not find it except with Khuzaima bin Thabjt Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Apostle regarded as equal to the witness of two men. And the Verse was:-- "Among the believers are men who have been true to what they covenanted with Allah." (33.23) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 63: Narrated Al-Bara: A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, A Little work, but a great reward. "(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 64: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Um Ar-Rubai'bint Al-Bara', the mother of Hartha bin Suraqa came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will you tell me about Hartha?" Hartha has been killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow thrown by an unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient; otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother of Hartha! There are Gardens in Paradise and your son got the Firdausal-ala (i.e. the best place in Paradise)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 65: Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet and asked, "A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet said, "He who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 66: Narrated Abu Abs: (who is 'Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir) Allah's Apostle said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with dust in Allah's Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 67: Narrated 'Ikrima: that Ibn 'Abbas told him and 'Ali bin 'Abdullah to go to Abu Said and listen to some of his narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Said and his brother irrigating a garden belonging to them. When he saw them, he came up to them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in his garment and said, "(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we carried the adobe of the mosque, one brick at a time while 'Ammar used to carry two at a time. The Prophet passed by 'Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, "May Allah be merciful to 'Ammar. He will be killed by a rebellious aggressive group. 'Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite him to the (Hell) fire." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 68: Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, "You have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's Apostle said, "Where (to go now)?" Gabriel said, "This way," pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle went out towards them . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 69: Narrated Anas bin Malik: For thirty days Allah's Apostle invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle. There was reveled about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Quranic Verse we used to recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was: "Inform our people that we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 70: Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: "Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)" He replied, "Such information does not occur in the narration." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 71: Narrated Jabir: My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet and was placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of Amr. The Prophet said, "Why is she crying?" Or said, "Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari asked Sadqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may have said it.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 72: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)." Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: Our Prophet told us about the message of our Lord that "Whoever amongst us is killed will go to Paradise." Umar asked the Prophet, "Is it not true that our men who are killed will go to Paradise and their's (i.e. those of the Pagan's) will go to the (Hell) fire?" The Prophet said, "Yes." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 73: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: Allah's Apostle said, "Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 74i: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Once Solomon, son of David said, '(By Allah) Tonight I will have sexual intercourse with one hundred (or ninety-nine) women each of whom will give birth to a knight who will fight in Allah's Cause.' On that a (i.e. if Allah wills) but he did not say, 'Allah willing.' Therefore only one of those women conceived and gave birth to a half-man. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life is, if he had said, "Allah willing', (he would have begotten sons) all of whom would have been knights striving in Allah's Cause." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 74n: Narrated Anas: The Prophet was the best, the bravest and the most generous of all the people. Once when the people of Medina got frightened, the Prophet rode a horse and went ahead of them and said, "We found this horse very fast." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 75: Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair: Jubair bin Mut'im told me that while he was in the company of Allah's Apostle with the people returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught hold of the Prophet and started begging of him so much so that he had to stand under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. Samurah) and his cloak was snatched away. The Prophet stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as many camels as these thorny trees, I would have distributed them amongst you and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a coward." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 76: Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun Al-Audi: Sad used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Apostle used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The words are: 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the afflictions of the world, and seek refuge with You from the punishments in the grave.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 77: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 78: Narrated As-Sa'-ib bin Yazid: I was in the company of Talha bin 'Ubaidullah, Sad, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf and I heard none of them narrating anything from Allah's Apostle but Talha was talking about the day (of the battle) of Uhud. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 79: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: On the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) the Prophet said, "There is no emigration after the Conquest but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately." (See Hadith No. 42) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80i: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom kills the other and both of them enter Paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the 'killer who also get martyred (In Allah's Cause)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 80n: Narrated Abu Huraira: I went to Allah's Apostle while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen in the Muslims' hands. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Give me a share (from the land of Khaibar)." One of the sons of Sa'id bin Al-'As said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do not give him a share." I said, "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The son of Said bin Al-As said, "Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has come down to us from the mountain of Qaduim (i.e. grazing place of sheep) blames me for killing a Muslim who was given superiority by Allah because of me, and Allah did not disgrace me at his hands (i.e. was not killed as an infidel)." (The sub-narrator said "I do not know whether the Prophet gave him a share or not.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 81: Narrated Anas bin Malik In the life-time of the Prophet, Abu Talha did not fast because of the Jihad, but after the Prophet died I never saw him without fasting except on 'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Aclha. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 82: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of plague, abdominal disease, drowning or a falling building etc., and the martyrs in Allah's Cause." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 83: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Plauge is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 84: Narrated Al-Bara: When the Divine Inspiration: "Those of the believers who sit (at home), was revealed the Prophet sent for Zaid (bin Thabit) who came with a shoulder-blade and wrote on it. Ibn Um-Maktum complained about his blindness and on that the following revelation came: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive hard and fight in the Way of Allah with their wealth and lives)." (4.95) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 85: Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi: I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's Apostle had dictated to him the Divine Verse: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and lives.' (4.95) Zaid said, "Ibn-Maktum came to the Prophet while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn Um Maktum said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad." He was a blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on mine and it became so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that state of the Prophet was over after Allah revealed "...except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 86: Narrated Salim Abu-An-Nadr: 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah's Apostle said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 87: Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle went towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their fatigue and hunger he said, "O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 88: Narrated Anas: The Emigrants and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their backs and saying, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as we live." The Prophet kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Emigrants." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 89: Narrated Al-Bara: The Prophet went on carrying (i.e. the earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 90: Narrated Al-Bara: On the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) I saw the Prophet carrying earth, and the earth was covering the whiteness of his abdomen. And he was saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance, nor given in charity, nor prayed. So please bless us with tranquility and make firm our feet when we meet our enemies. Indeed (these) people have rebelled against (oppressed) us but never shall we yield if they try to bring affliction upon us." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 91: Narrated Anas: We returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with the Prophet. (See Hadith No. 92 below) . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 92: Narrated Anas: While the Prophet was in a Ghazwa he said, "Some people have remained behind us in Medina and we never crossed a mountain path or a valley, but they were with us (i.e. sharing the reward with us), as they have been held back by a (legal) excuse. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 93: Narrated Abu Said: I heard the Prophet saying, "Indeed, anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's Pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 94: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever spends two things in Allah's Cause, will be called by all the gate-keepers of Paradise who will be saying, 'O so-and-so! Come here.' " Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! Such persons will never be destroyed." The Prophet said, "I hope you will be one of them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 95: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle ascended the pulpit and said, "Nothing worries me as to what will happen to you after me, except the temptation of worldly blessings which will be conferred on you." Then he mentioned the worldly pleasures. He started with the one (i.e. the blessings) and took up the other (i.e. the pleasures). A man got up saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Can the good bring about evil?" The Prophet remained silent and we thought that he was being inspired divinely, so all the people kept silent with awe. Then the Prophet wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "Where is the present questioner?" "Do you think wealth is good?" he repeated thrice, adding, "No doubt, good produces nothing but good. Indeed it is like what grows on the banks of a stream which either kills or nearly kills the grazing animals because of gluttony except the vegetation-eating animal which eats till both its flanks are full (i.e. till it gets satisfied) and then stands in the sun and defecates and urinates and again starts grazing. This worldly property is sweet vegetation. How excellent the wealth of the Muslim is, if it is collected through legal means and is spent in Allah's Cause and on orphans, poor people and travelers. But he who does not take it legally is like an eater who is never satisfied and his wealth will be a witness against him on the Day of Resurrection." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 96: Narrated Zaid bin Khalid: Allah's Apostle said, " He who pre pares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward equal to that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 97: Narrated Anas: The Prophet used not to enter any house in Medina except the house of Um Sulaim besides those of his wives when he was asked why, he said, "I take pity on her as her brother was killed in my company. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 98: Narrated Ibn Aun: Once Musa bin Anas while describing the battle of Yamama, said, "Anas bin Malik went to Thabit bin Qais, who had lifted his clothes from his thighs and was applying Hunut to his body. Anas asked, 'O Uncle! What is holding you back (from the battle)?' He replied, 'O my nephew! I am coming just now,' and went on perfuming himself with Hunut, then he came and sat (in the row). Anas then mentioned that the people fled from the battle-field. On that Thabit said, 'Clear the way for me to fight the enemy. We would never do so (i.e. flee) in the company of Allah's Apostle. How bad the habits you have acquired from your enemies!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 99: Narrated Jabir: The Prophet said, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet said again, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will." The Prophet said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 100: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: When the Prophet called the people (Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, 'Most probably that happened on the day of Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a reconnoiter). The Prophet) called the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The Prophet then said, "Every prophet had a disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin Al-'Awwam." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 101: Narrated Malik bin Al-Huwairith: On my departure from the Prophet he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 102: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of Resurrection." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 103: Narrated Ursa bin ALGA: The Prophet said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of Resurrection." And narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle said, "There is a blessing in the fore-heads of horses." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 104: Narrated 'Urwa Al-Bariqi: The Prophet said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses (for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about either a reward (in the Hereafter) or booty (in this world." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 105: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "If somebody keeps a horse in Allah's Cause motivated by his faith in Allah and his belief in His Promise, then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten or drunk and for its dung and urine." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 106: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatada: (from his father) Abu Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's Apostle but he was left behind with some of his companions who were in the state of Ihram. He himself was not in the state of Ihram. They saw an opener before he could see it. When they saw the opener, they did not speak anything till Abu Qatada saw it. So, he rode over his horse called Al-Jarada and requested them to give him his lash, but they refused. So, he himself took it and then attacked the opener and slaughtered it. He ate of its meat and his companions ate, too, but they regretted their eating. When they met the Prophet (they asked him about it) and he asked, "Have you some of its meat (left) with you?" Abu Qatada replied, "Yes, we have its leg with us." So, the Prophet took and ate it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 107: Narrated Sahl: In our garden there was a horse belonging to the Prophet called Al-Luhaif or Al-Lakhif. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 108: Narrated Mu'adh: I was a companion rider of the Prophet on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet asked, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (absolutely)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 109: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet borrowed a horse belonging to us called Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of fright and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 110: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 111: Narrated Sahl bin Sad Saidi: Allah's Apostle said "If there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman, the horse and the house." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 112: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a source of sins. The one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's Apostle was asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique, comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of good shall see it; And anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of evil, shall see it.' (101.7-8) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 113: Narrated Muslim from Abu Aqil from Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji: I called on Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle ." He said, "I accompanied him on one of the journeys." (Abu Aqil said, "I do not know whether that journey was for the purpose of Jihad or 'Umra.") "When we were returning," Jabir continued, "the Prophet said, 'Whoever wants to return earlier to his family, should hurry up.' We set off and I was on a black red tainted camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I was in that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that the Prophet said to me, 'O Jabir, wait!' Then he hit it once with his lash and it started moving on a fast pace. He then said, 'Will you sell the camel?' I replied in the affirmative when we reached Medina, and the Prophet went to the Mosque along with his companions. I, too, went to him after tying the camel on the pavement at the Mosque gate. Then I said to him, 'This is your camel.' He came out and started examining the camel and saying, 'The camel is ours.' Then the Prophet sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold saying, 'Give it to Jabir.' Then he asked, 'Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?' I replied in the affirmative. He said, 'Both the price and the camel are for you.' '' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 114: Narrated Anas bin Malik: There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging 'to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 115: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 116: Narrated Abu Ishaq: Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin 'Azib, "Did you flee deserting Allah's Apostle during the battle of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Allah's Apostle did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started collecting the war booty, the pagans faced us with arrows, but Allah's Apostle did not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet in truth: I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 117: Narrated Ibn'Umar: When the Prophet put his feet in the stirrup and the she-camel got up carrying him he would start reciting Talbiya at the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 118: Narrated Anas: The Prophet met them (i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung over his shoulder. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 119: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it ran slowly, or was of narrow paces. When he returned, he said, "I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse very fast. After that the horse could not be surpassed in running..' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 120: Narrated ('Abdullah) bin 'Umar: The Prophet arranged for a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean to take place between Al-Hafya'' and Thaniyat Al-Wada' (i.e. names of two places) and the horses which had not been mad.? lean from Ath-Thaniyat to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. I was also amongst those who took part in that horse race. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said, "The distance between Al-Hafya and Thaniya Al-Wada' is five or six miles; and between Thaniya and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 121: Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet arranged for a horse race of the horses which had not been made lean; the area of the race was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. (The sub-narrator said, "'Abdullah bin 'Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race."). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 122: Narrated Abu Ishaq from Musa bin 'Uqba from Mafia from Ibn 'Umar who said: "Allah's Apostle arranged a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them start from Al-Hafya' and their limit (distance of running) was up to Thaniyat-al-Wada'. I asked Musa, 'What was the distance between the two places?' Musa replied, 'Six or seven miles. He arranged a race of the horses which had not been made lean sending them from Thaniyat-al-Wada', and their limit was up to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq.' I asked, 'What was the distance between those two places?' He replied 'One mile or so.' Ibn 'Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 123: Narrated Anas: The she camel of the Prophet was called Al-Adba. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 124: Narrated Anas: The Prophet had a she camel called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a sub-narrator said, "Or could hardly be excelled.") Once a bedouin came riding a camel below six years of age which surpasses it (i.e. Al'Adba) in the race. The Muslims felt it so much that the Prophet noticed their distress. He then said, "It is Allah's Law that He brings down whatever rises high in the world." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 125: Narrated 'Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did not leave anything behind him after his death except a white mule, his arms and a piece of land which he left to be given in charity. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 126: Narrated Al-Bara: that a man asked him. "O Abu 'Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet was saying, 'I am the Prophet in truth, I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 127: Narrated 'Aisha: the mother of the faithful believers, I requested the Prophet permit me to participate in Jihad, but he said, "Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 128: Narrated 'Aisha: the mother of the faithful believers: The Prophet was asked by his wives about the Jihad and he replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance of) Hajj." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 129: Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle went to the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up) smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied, (I dreamt that) some people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "O Allah! Let her be one of them." Then he (slept again and woke up and) smiled. She asked him the same question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, ''You will be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst the last." Later on she married 'Ubada bin As-Samit and then she sailed on the sea with bint Qaraza, Mu'awiya's wife (for Jihad). On her return, she mounted her riding animal, which threw her down breaking her neck, and she died on falling down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 130: Narrated 'Aisha: Whenever the Prophet intended to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives and would take the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before setting out for Jihad, he drew lots amongst us and the lot came to me; so I went with the Prophet; and that happened after the revelation of the Verse Hijab (i.e. veiling). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 131: Narrated Anas: On the day (of the battle) of Uhad when (some) people retreated and left the Prophet, I saw 'Aisha bint Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim, with their robes tucked up so that the bangles around their ankles were visible hurrying with their water skins (in another narration it is said, "carrying the water skins on their backs"). Then they would pour the water in the mouths of the people, and return to fill the water skins again and came back again to pour water in the mouths of the people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 132: Narrated Tha'laba bin Abi Malik: 'Umar bin Al-Khattab distributed some garments amongst the women of Medina. One good garment remained, and one of those present with him said, "O chief of the believers! Give this garment to your wife, the (grand) daughter of Allah's Apostle." They meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of 'Ali. 'Umar said, Um Salit has more right (to have it)." Um Salit was amongst those Ansari women who had given the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle.' 'Umar said, "She (i.e. Um Salit) used to carry the water skins for us on the day of Uhud." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 133: Narrated Ar-Rubayyi 'bint Mu'auwidh: We were in the company of the Prophet providing the wounded with water and treating them and bringing the killed to Medina (from the battle field) . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 134: Narrated Ar-Rabi'bint Mu'auwidh: We used to take part in holy battles with the Prophet by providing the people with water and serving them and bringing the killed and the wounded back to Medina. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 135: Narrated Abu Musa: Abu 'Amir was hit with an arrow in his knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the arrow. When I removed it, the water started dribbling from it. Then I went to the Prophet and told him about it. He said, "O Allah! Forgive 'Ubaid Abu 'Amir." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 136: Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet was vigilant one night and when he reached Medina, he said, "Would that a pious man from my companions guard me tonight!" Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms. He said, "Who is that? " He (The new comer) replied, " I am Sad bin Abi Waqqas and have come to guard you." So, the Prophet slept (that night). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 137: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased!" Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, " Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham, of Quantify and Khamisa perish as he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased. Let such a person perish and relapse, and if he is pierced with a thorn, let him not find anyone to take it out for him. Paradise is for him who holds the reins of his horse to strive in Allah's Cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he is appointed in the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post of guarding, and if he is appointed in the rearward, he accepts his post with satisfaction; (he is so simple and unambiguous that) if he asks for permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 138: Narrated Anas: I was in the company of Jabir bin 'Abdullah on a journey and he used to serve me though he was older than I. Jarir said, "I saw the Ansar doing a thing (i.e. showing great reverence to the Prophet ) for which I have vowed that whenever I meet any of them, I will serve him." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 139: Narrated Anas bin Malik: I went along with the Prophet to Khaibar so as to serve him. (Later on) when the Prophet returned he, on seeing the Uhud mountain, said, "This is a mountain that loves us andis loved by us." Then he pointed to Medina with his hand saying, "O Allah! I make the area which is in between Medina's two mountains a sanctuary, as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless us in our Sa and Mudd (i.e. units of measuring)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 140: Narrated Anas: We were with the Prophet (on a journey) and the only shade one could have was the shade made by one's own garment. Those who fasted did not do any work and those who did not fast served the camels and brought the water on them and treated the sick and (wounded). So, the Prophet said, "Today, those who were not fasting took (all) the reward." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 141: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being. If one helps a person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, all this will be regarded charity. A good word, and every step one takes to offer the compulsory Congregational prayer, is regarded as charity; and guiding somebody on the road is regarded as charity." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 142: Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'di : Allah's Apostle said, "To guard Muslims from infidels in Allah's Cause for one day is better than the world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise as small as that occupied by the whip of one of you is better than the world and whatever is on its surface; and a morning's or an evening's journey which a slave (person) travels in Allah's Cause is better than the world and whatever is on its surface." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 143: Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said to Abu Talha, "Choose one of your boy servants to serve me in my expedition to Khaibar." So, Abu Talha took me letting me ride behind him while I was a boy nearing the age of puberty. I used to serve Allah's Apostle when he stopped to rest. I heard him saying repeatedly, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from distress and sorrow, from helplessness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in debt and from being overcome by men." Then we reached Khaibar; and when Allah enabled him to conquer the Fort (of Khaibar), the beauty of Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was described to him. Her husband had been killed while she was a bride. So Allah's Apostle selected her for himself and took her along with him till we reached a place called Sad-AsSahba,' where her menses were over and he took her for his wife. Haris (a kind of dish) was served on a small leather sheet. Then Allah's Apostle told me to call those who were around me. So, that was the marriage banquet of Allah's Apostle and Safiya. Then we left for Medina. I saw Allah's Apostle folding a cloak round the hump of the camel so as to make a wide space for Safiya (to sit on behind him) He sat beside his camel letting his knees for Safiya to put her feet on so as to mount the camel. Then, we proceeded till we approached Medina; he looked at Uhud (mountain) and said, "This is a mountain which loves us and is loved by us." Then he looked at Medina and said, "O Allah! I make the area between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains a sanctuary as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless them (i.e. the people of Medina) in their Mudd and Sa (i.e. measures)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 144: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Um Haram told me that the Prophet one day took a midday nap in her house. Then he woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied "I was astonished to see (in my dream) some people amongst my followers on a sea-voyage looking like kings on the thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, "You are amongst them." He slept again and then woke up smiling and said the same as before twice or thrice. And she said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." And he said, "You are amongst the first batch." 'Ubada bin As-Samit married her (i.e. Um Haram) and then he took her for Jihad. When she returned, an animal was presented to her to ride, but she fell down and her neck was broken. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 145: Narrated Mus'ab bin Sad: Once Sad (bin Abi Waqqas) thought that he was superior to those who were below him in rank. On that the Prophet said, "You gain no victory or livelihood except through (the blessings and invocations of) the poor amongst you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 146: Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri The Prophet said, "A time will come when groups of people will go for Jihad and it will be asked, 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the Prophet?' The answer will be, 'Yes.' Then they will be given victory (by Allah) (because of him). Then a time will come when it will be asked. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be given victory (by Allah). Then a time will come when it will be said. 'Is there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the companions of the companions of the Prophet?' It will be said, 'Yes,' and they will be given victory (by Allah)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 147: Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi: Allah's Apostle and the pagans faced each other and started fighting. When Allah's Apostle returned to his camp and when the pagans returned to their camp, somebody talked about a man amongst the companions of Allah's Apostle who would follow and kill with his sword any pagan going alone. He said, "Nobody did his job (i.e. fighting) so properly today as that man." Allah's Apostle said, "Indeed, he is amongst the people of the (Hell) Fire." A man amongst the people said, "I shall accompany him (to watch what he does)" Thus he accompanied him, and wherever he stood, he would stand with him, and wherever he ran, he would run with him. Then the (brave) man got wounded seriously and he decided to bring about his death quickly. He planted the blade of the sword in the ground directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts. Then he leaned on the sword and killed himself. The other man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I testify that you are Allah's Apostle." The Prophet asked, "What has happened?" He replied, "(It is about) the man whom you had described as one of the people of the (Hell) Fire. The people were greatly surprised at what you said, and I said, 'I will find out his reality for you.' So, I came out seeking him. He got severely wounded, and hastened to die by slanting the blade of his sword in the ground directing its sharp end towards his chest between his two breasts. Then he eased on his sword and killed himself." when Allah's Apostle said, "A man may seem to the people as if he were practising the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact he is from the people of the Hell) Fire, another may seem to the people as if he were practicing the deeds of the people of Hell (Fire), while in fact he is from the people of Paradise." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 148: Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: The Prophet passed by some people of the tribe of Bani Aslam who were practicing archery. The Prophet said, "O Bani Ismail ! Practice archery as your father Isma'il was a great archer. Keep on throwing arrows and I am with Bani so-and-so." So one of the parties ceased throwing. Allah's Apostle said, "Why do you not throw?" They replied, "How should we throw while you are with them (i.e. on their side)?" On that the Prophet said, "Throw, and I am with all of you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 149: Narrated Abu Usaid: On the day (of the battle) of Badr when we stood in rows against (the army of) Quraish and they stood in rows against us, the Prophet said, "When they do come near you, throw arrows at them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 150: Narrated Abu Huraira: While some Ethiopians were playing in the presence of the Prophet, 'Umar came in, picked up a stone and hit them with it. On that the Prophet said, "O 'Umar! Allow them (to play)." Ma'mar (the sub-narrator) added that they were playing in the Mosque. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 151: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha and the Prophet used to shield themselves with one shield. Abu Talha was a good archer, and when he threw (his arrows) the Prophet would look at the target of his arrows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 152: Narrated Sahl: When the helmet of the Prophet was smashed on his head and blood covered his face and one of his front teeth got broken, 'Ali brought the water in his shield and Fatima the Prophet's daughter) washed him. But when she saw that the bleeding increased more by the water, she took a mat, burnt it, and placed the ashes on the wound of the Prophet and so the blood stopped oozing out. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 153: Narrated 'Umar: The properties of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had transferred to His Apostle as Fai Booty were not gained by the Muslims with their horses and camels. The properties therefore, belonged especially to Allah's Apostle who used to give his family their yearly expenditure and spend what remained thereof on arms and horses to be used in Allah's Cause. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 154: Narrated Ali: I never saw the Prophet saying, "Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you," to any man after Sad. I heard him saying (to him), "Throw (the arrows)! Let my parents sacrifice their lives for you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 155: Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Bu'ath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, i.e. Khazraj and Aus, before Islam.) The Prophet reclined on the bed and turned his face to the other side. Abu Bakr came and scolded me and said protestingly, "Instrument of Satan in the presence of Allah's Apostle?" Allah's Apostle turned his face towards him and said, "Leave them." When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I waved the two girls to go away and they left. It was the day of 'Id when negroes used to play with leather shields and spears. Either I requested Allah's Apostle or he himself asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then he let me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on, O Bani Arfida (i.e. negroes)!" When I got tired, he asked me if that was enough. I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 156: Narrated Anas: The 'Prophet was the best and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of Medina got terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that terrified them). The Prophet met them (on his way back) after he had found out the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and a sword was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" He further said, "I found it (i.e. the horse) very fast," or said, "This horse is very fast." (Qastala-ni) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 157: Narrated Abu Umama: Some people conquered many countries and their swords were decorated neither with gold nor silver, but they were decorated with leather, lead and iron. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 158: Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: That he proceeded in the company of Allah's Apostle towards Najd to participate in a Ghazwa. (Holy-battle) When Allah's Apostle returned, he too returned with him. Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. Allah's Apostle and the people dismounted and dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. Allah's Apostle rested under a tree and hung his sword on it. We all took a nap and suddenly we heard Allah's Apostle calling us. (We woke up) to see a bedouin with him. The Prophet said, "This bedouin took out my sword while I was sleeping and when I woke up, I found the unsheathed sword in his hand and he challenged me saying, 'Who will save you from me?' I said thrice, 'Allah.' The Prophet did not punish him but sat down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 159: Narrated Sahl: That he was asked about the wound of the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He said, "The face of the Prophet as wounded and one of his front teeth as broken and the helmet over his head was smashed. Fatima washed of the blood while Ali held water. When she saw that bleeding was increasing continuously, she burnt a mat (of date-palm leaves) till it turned into ashes which she put over the wound and thus the bleeding ceased." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 160: Narrated 'Amr bin Al-Harith: The Prophet did not leave behind him after his death, anything except his arms, his white mule, and a piece of land at Khaibar which he left to be given in charity . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 161: Narrated Jabir: as above (Hadith No. 158). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 162: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: That he participated in a Ghazwa (Holy-Battle) in the company of Allah's Apostle. Midday came upon them while they were in a valley having many thorny trees. The people dispersed to rest in the shade of the trees. The Prophet rested under a tree, hung his sword on it, and then slept. Then he woke up to find near to him, a man whose presence he had not noticed before. The Prophet said, "This (man) took my sword (out of its scabbard) and said, 'Who will save you from me.' I replied, 'Allah.' So, he put the sword back into its scabbard, and you see him sitting here." Anyhow, the Prophet did not punish him. (See Hadith No. 158) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 163: Narrated Abu Qatada: That he was in the company of Allah's Apostle and when they had covered a portion of the road to Mecca, he and some of the companions lagged behind. The latter were in a state of Ihram, while he was not. He saw an onager and rode his horse and requested his companions to give him his lash but they refused. Then he asked them to give him his spear but they refused, so he took it himself, attacked the onager, and killed it. Some of the companions of the Prophet ate of it while some others refused to eat. When they caught up with Allah's Apostle they asked him about that, and he said, "That was a meal Allah fed you with." (It is also said that Allah's Apostle asked, "Have you got something of its meat?") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 164: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet , while in a tent (on the day of the battle of Badr) said, "O Allah! I ask you the fulfillment of Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If You wish (to destroy the believers) You will never be worshipped after today." Abu Bakr caught him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient, O Allah's Apostle! You have asked Allah pressingly." The Prophet was clad in his armor at that time. He went out, saying to me: "There multitude will be put to flight and they will show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense) and that Hour will be more grievous and more bitter (than their worldly failure)." (54.45-46) Khalid said that was on the day of the battle of Badr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 165: Narrated 'Aisha: Allah's Apostle died while his (iron) armor was mortgaged to a Jew for thirty Sas of barley. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 166: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The example of a miser and the one who gives in charity, is like the example of two men wearing iron cloaks so tightly that their arms are raised forcibly towards their collar-bones. So, whenever a charitable person wants to give in charity, his cloak spreads over his body so much so that it wipes out his traces, but whenever the miser wants to give in charity, the rings (of the iron cloak) come closer to each other and press over his body, and his hands gets connected to his collar-bones. Abu Huraira heard the Prophet saying. "The miser then tries to widen it but in vain." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 167: Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: Allah's Apostle went out to answer the call of nature and on his return I brought some water to him. He performed the ablution while he was wearing a Sha'mi cloak. He rinsed his mouth and washed his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out, and washed his face. Then he tried to take out his hands through his sleeves but they were tight, so he took them out from underneath, washed them and passed wet hands over his head and over his leather socks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 168: Narrated Anas: The Prophet allowed 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair to wear silken shirts because they had a skin disease causing itching. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 169: Narrated Anas: as above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 170: Narrated Anas: Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair complained to the Prophet, i.e. about the lice (that caused itching) so he allowed them to wear silken clothes. I saw them wearing such clothes in a holy battle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 171: Narrated Anas: The Prophet allowed 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam to wear silk. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 172: Narrated Anas: (Wearing of silk) was allowed to them (i.e. 'AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the itching they suffered from. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 173: Narrated Umaiya Ad-Damri: I saw the Prophet eating of a shoulder (of a sheep) by cutting from it and then he was called to prayer and he prayed without repeating his ablution. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 174: Narrated Az-Zuhri: as above (Hadith No. 173...) and added that the Prophet put the knife down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 175: Narrated Khalid bin Madan: That 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram. 'Umair said. Um Haram informed us that she heard the Prophet saying, "Paradise is granted to the first batch of my followers who will undertake a naval expedition." Um Haram added, I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Will I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.' The Prophet then said, 'The first army amongst' my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them, O Allah's Apostle?' He replied in the negative." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 178: Narrated 'Amr bin Taghlib: The Prophet said, "One of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with people wearing shoes made of hair; and one of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with broad-faced people whose faces will look like shields coated with leather." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 179: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Turks; people with small eyes, red faces, and flat noses. Their faces will look like shields coated with leather. The Hour will not be established till you fight with people whose shoes are made of hair." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 180: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight with people wearing shoes made of hair. And the Hour will not be established till you fight with people whose faces look like shields coated with leather. " (Abu Huraira added, "They will be) small-eyed, flat nosed, and their faces will look like shields coated with leather.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 181: Narrated Abu Ishaq: A man asked Al-Bara', "O Abu 'Umara! Did you all flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah! Allah's Apostle did not flee, but his young unarmed companions passed by the archers of the tribe of Hawazin and Bani Nasr whose arrows hardly missed a target, and they threw arrows at them hardly missing a shot. So the Muslims retreated towards the Prophet while he was riding his white mule which was being led by his cousin Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin 'Abdul Muttalib. The Prophet dismounted and invoked Allah for victory; then he said, 'I am the Prophet, without a lie; I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib, and then he arranged his companions in rows." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 182: Narrated 'Ali: When it was the day of the battle of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire as they busied us so much that we did not perform the prayer (i.e. 'Asr) till the sun set." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 183: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet used to recite the following invocations during Qunut: "O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid. O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Rabi'a O Allah ! Save the weak Muslims. O Allah! Be very hard on Mudar tribe. O Allah! Afflict them with years (of famine) similar to the (famine) years of the time of Prophet Joseph." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 184: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa: Allah's Apostle invoked evil upon the pagans on the ay (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab, saying, "O Allah! The Revealer of the Holy Book, the Swift-Taker of Accounts, O Allah, defeat Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans), O Allah, defeat them and shake them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 185: Narrated Abdullah: Once the Prophet was offering the prayer in the shade of the Ka'ba. Abu Jahl and some Quraishi men sent somebody to bring the abdominal contents of a shecamel which had been slaughtered somewhere in Mecca, and when he brought them, they put them over the Prophet Then Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) came and threw them away from him, and he said, "O Allah! Destroy (the pagans of) Quraish; O Allah! Destroy Quraish; O Allah Destroy Quraish," naming especially Abu Jahl bin Hisham, 'Utba bin Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al Walid bin 'Utba, Ubai bin Khalaf and 'Uqba bin Abi Mitt. (The narrator, 'Abdullah added, "I saw them all killed and thrown in the Badr well). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 186: Narrated 'Aisha: Once the Jews came to the Prophet and said, "Death be upon you." So I cursed them. The Prophet said, "What is the matter?" I said, "Have you not heard what they said?" The Prophet said, "Have you not heard what I replied (to them)? (I said), ('The same is upon you.')" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 187: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas: Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 188: Narrated Abu Huraira: Tufail bin 'Amr Ad-Dausi and his companions came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! The people of the tribe of Daus disobeyed and refused to follow you; so invoke Allah against them." The people said, "The tribe of Daus is ruined." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Give guidance to the people of Daus, and let them embrace Islam." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 189: Narrated Anas: When the Prophet intended to write a letter to the ruler of the Byzantines, he was told that those people did not read any letter unless it was stamped with a seal. So, the Prophet got a silver ring-- as if I were just looking at its white glitter on his hand ---- and stamped on it the expression "Muhammad, Apostle of Allah". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 190: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle sent his letter to Khusrau and ordered his messenger to hand it over to the Governor of Bahrain who was to hand it over to Khusrau. So, when Khusrau read the letter he tore it. Said bin Al-Musaiyab said, "The Prophet then invoked Allah to disperse them with full dispersion, (destroy them (i.e. Khusrau and his followers) severely)". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 191: Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas: Allah's Apostle wrote to Caesar and invited him to Islam and sent him his letter with Dihya Al-Kalbi whom Allah's Apostle ordered to hand it over to the Governor of Busra who would forward it to Caesar. Caesar as a sign of gratitude to Allah, had walked from Hims to Ilya (i.e. Jerusalem) when Allah had granted Him victory over the Persian forces. So, when the letter of Allah's Apostle reached Caesar, he said after reading t, 'Seek for me any one of his people! (Arabs of Quraish tribe) if present here, in order to ask him about Allah's Apostle. At that time Abu Sufyan bin Harb was in Sham with some men frown Quraish who had come (to Sham) as merchants during the truce that had been concluded between Allah's Apostle; and the infidels of Quraish. Abu Sufyan said, Caesar's messenger found us somewhere in Sham so he took me and my companions to Ilya and we were admitted into Ceasar's court to find him sitting in his royal court wearing a crown and surrounded by the senior dignitaries of the Byzantine. He said to his translator. 'Ask them who amongst them is a close relation to the man who claims to be a prophet." Abu Sufyan added, "I replied, 'I am the nearest relative to him.' He asked, 'What degree of relationship do you have with him?' I replied, 'He is my cousin,' and there was none of Bani Abu Manaf in the caravan except myself. Caesar said, 'Let him come nearer.' He then ordered that my companions stand behind me near my shoulder and said to his translator, 'Tell his companions that I am going to ask this man about the man who claims to be a prophet. If he tells a lie, they should contradict him immediately." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah ! Had it not been shameful that my companions label me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about him when he asked me. But I considered it shameful to be called a liar by my companions. So I told the truth. He then said to his translator, 'Ask him what kind of family does he belong to.' I replied, 'He belongs to a noble family amongst us.' He said, 'Have anybody else amongst you ever claimed the same before him? 'I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Had you ever blamed him for telling lies before he claimed what he claimed? ' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' He said, "Do the noble or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are they increasing or decreasing (day by day)?' I replied,' They are increasing.' He said, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his (the Prophet's) Religion become displeased and then discard his Religion?'. I replied, 'No. ' He said, 'Does he break his promises? I replied, 'No, but we are now at truce with him and we are afraid that he may betray us." Abu Sufyan added, "Other than the last sentence, I could not say anything against him. Caesar then asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'What was the outcome of your battles with him?' I replied, 'The result was unstable; sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' He said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah alone, and not to worship others along with Him, and to leave all that our fore-fathers used to worship. He orders us to pray, give in charity, be chaste, keep promises and return what is entrusted to us.' When I had said that, Caesar said to his translator, 'Say to him: I ask you about his lineage and your reply was that he belonged to a noble family. In fact, all the apostles came from the noblest lineage of their nations. Then I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you had claimed such a thing, and your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following a claim that had been said before him. When I asked you whether he was ever blamed for telling lies, your reply was in the negative, so I took it for granted that a person who did not tell a lie about (others) the people could never tell a lie about Allah. Then I asked you whether any of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. When I asked you whether the rich or the poor people followed him, you replied that it was the poor who followed him. In fact, such are the followers of the apostles. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. In fact, this is the result of true faith till it is complete (in all respects). I asked you whether there was anybody who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion; your reply was in the negative. In fact, this is the sign of true faith, for when its cheerfulness enters and mixes in the hearts completely, nobody will be displeased with it. I asked you whether he had ever broken his promise. You replied in the negative. And such are the apostles; they never break their promises. When I asked you whether you fought with him and he fought with you, you replied that he did, and that sometimes he was victorious and sometimes you. Indeed, such are the apostles; they are put to trials and the final victory is always theirs. Then I asked you what he ordered you. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah alone and not to worship others along with Him, to leave all that your fore-fathers used to worship, to offer prayers, to speak the truth, to be chaste, to keep promises, and to return what is entrusted to you. These are really the qualities of a prophet who, I knew (from the previous Scriptures) would appear, but I did not know that he would be from amongst you. If what you say should be true, he will very soon occupy the earth under my feet, and if I knew that I would reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet Him; and were I with him, then I would certainly wash his feet.' " Abu Sufyan added, "Caesar then asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and it was read. Its contents were:-- "In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad, the slave of Allah, and His Apostle, to Heraculius, the Ruler of the Byzantine. Peace be upon the followers of guidance. Now then, I invite you to Islam (i.e. surrender to Allah), embrace Islam and you will be safe; embrace Islam and Allah will bestow on you a double reward. But if you reject this invitation of Islam, you shall be responsible for misguiding the peasants (i.e. your nation). O people of the Scriptures! Come to a word common to you and us and you, that we worship. None but Allah, and that we associate nothing in worship with Him; and that none of us shall take others as Lords besides Allah. Then if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are (they who have surrendered (unto Him)..(3.64) Abu Sufyan added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech, there was a great hue and cry caused by the Byzantine Royalties surrounding him, and there was so much noise that I did not understand what they said. So, we were turned out of the court. When I went out with my companions and we were alone, I said to them, 'Verily, Ibn Abi Kabsha's (i.e. the Prophet's) affair has gained power. This is the King of Bani Al-Asfar fearing him." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah, I remained low and was sure that his religion would be victorious till Allah converted me to Islam, though I disliked it " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 192: Narrated Sahl bin Sad: That he heard the Prophet on the day (of the battle) of Khaibar saying, "I will give the flag to a person at whose hands Allah will grant victory." So, the companions of the Prophet got up, wishing eagerly to see to whom the flag will be given, and everyone of them wished to be given the flag. But the Prophet asked for 'Ali. Someone informed him that he was suffering from eye-trouble. So, he ordered them to bring 'Ali in front of him. Then the Prophet spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured immediately as if he had never any eye-trouble. 'Ali said, "We will fight with them (i.e. infidels) till they become like us (i.e. Muslims)." The Prophet said, "Be patient, till you face them and invite them to Islam and inform them of what Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a single person embraces Islam at your hands (i.e. through you), that will be better for you than the red camels." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 193: Narrated Anas: Whenever Allah's Apostle attacked some people, he would never attack them till it was dawn. If he heard the Adhan (i.e. call for prayer) he would delay the fight, and if he did not hear the Adhan, he would attack them immediately after dawn. We reached Khaibar at night. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 194: Narrated Anas: as Hadith No. 193 above. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 195: Narrated Anas: The Prophet set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet; they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet said, Allahu--Akbar! (Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned." 2#part (I had to put it in two parts because its too big) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 196: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, " I have been ordered to fight with the people till they say, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' and whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,' his life and property will be saved by me except for Islamic law, and his accounts will be with Allah, (either to punish him or to forgive him.)" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 197: Narrated Ka'b bin Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to lead a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation from which one would understand that he was going to a different destination . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 198: Narrated Ka'b bin Malik: Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to carry out a Ghazwa, he would use an equivocation to conceal his real destination till it was the Ghazwa of Tabuk which Allah's Apostle carried out in very hot weather. As he was going to face a very long journey through a wasteland and was to meet and attack a large number of enemies. So, he made the situation clear to the Muslims so that they might prepare themselves accordingly and get ready to conquer their enemy. The Prophet informed them of the destination he was heading for (Ka'b bin Malik used to say, "Scarcely did Allah's Apostle set out for a journey on a day other than Thursday.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 199: Narrated Ka'b bin Malik: The Prophet set out on Thursday for the Ghazwa of Tabuk and he used to prefer to set out (i.e. travel) on Thursdays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 200: Narrated Anas: The Prophet offered a four-Rak'at Zuhr prayer at Medina and then offered a two Rak'at 'Asr prayer at Dhul-Hulaifa and I heard the companions of the Prophet reciting Talbiya aloud (for Hajj and 'Umra) altogether. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 201: Narrated 'Aisha: We set out in the company of Allah's Apostle five days before the end of Dhul Qa'da intending to perform Hajj only. When we approached Mecca Allah's Apostle ordered those who did not have the Hadi (i.e. an animal for sacrifice) with them, to perform the Tawaf around the Ka'ba, and between Safa and Marwa and then finish their Ihram. Beef was brought to us on the day of (i.e. the days of slaughtering) and I asked, "What is this?" Somebody said, Allah's Apostle has slaughtered (a cow) on behalf of his wives." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 202: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Once the Prophet set out in the month of Ramadan. He observed fasting till he reached a place called Kadid where he broke his fast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 203: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The 'Prophet said, "It is obligatory for one to listen to and obey (the ruler's orders) unless these orders involve one disobedience (to Allah); but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed, he should not listen to or obey it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 204: Narrated Abu Huraira: That heard Allah's Apostle saying, "We are the last but will be the foremost to enter Paradise)." The Prophet added, "He who obeys me, obeys Allah, and he who disobeys me, disobeys Allah. He who obeys the chief, obeys me, and he who disobeys the chief, disobeys me. The Imam is like a shelter for whose safety the Muslims should fight and where they should seek protection. If the Imam orders people with righteousness and rules justly, then he will be rewarded for that, and if he does the opposite, he will be responsible for that." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 205: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: When we reached (Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not even two men amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under which we had given the pledge of allegiance, and that was out of Allah's Mercy. (The sub narrator asked Naf'i, "For what did the Prophet take their pledge of allegiance, was it for death?" Naf'i replied "No, but he took their pledge of allegiance for patience.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 206: Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zaid: that in the time (of the battle) of Al-Harra a person came to him and said, "Ibn Hanzala is taking the pledge of allegiance from the people for death." He said, "I will never give a pledge of allegiance for such a thing to anyone after Allah's Apostle." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 207: Narrated Yazid bin Ubaid: Salama said, "I gave the Pledge of allegiance (Al-Ridwan) to Allah's Apostle and then I moved to the shade of a tree. When the number of people around the Prophet diminished, he said, 'O Ibn Al-Akwa ! Will you not give to me the pledge of Allegiance?' I replied, 'O Allah's Apostle! I have already given to you the pledge of Allegiance.' He said, 'Do it again.' So I gave the pledge of allegiance for the second time." I asked 'O Abu Muslim! For what did you give he pledge of Allegiance on that day?" He replied, "We gave the pledge of Allegiance for death." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 208: Narrated Anas: On the day (of the battle) of the Trench, the Ansar were saying, "We are those who have sworn allegiance to Muhammad for Jihaid (for ever) as long as we live." The Prophet replied to them, "O Allah! There is no life except the life of the Hereafter. So honor the Ansar and emigrants with Your Generosity." And Narrated Mujashi: My brother and I came to the Prophet and I requested him to take the pledge of allegiance from us for migration. He said, "Migration has passed away with its people." I asked, "For what will you take the pledge of allegiance from us then?" He said, "I will take (the pledge) for Islam and Jihad." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 209: Narrated Abdullah: Today a man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said, "Tell me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on military expeditions with our chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet and he used to order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask somebody who would satisfy him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has passed of this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water has been used up and nothing remains but muddy water." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 210: Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: The freed slave of 'Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was 'Umar's clerk: 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote him (i.e. 'Umar) a letter that contained the following:-- "Once Allah's Apostle (during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined and then he got up among the people and said, "O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to save you (from calamities) but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to you that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them infidels and bestow victory upon us." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 211: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I participated in a Ghazwa along with Allah's Apostle The Prophet met me (on the way) while I was riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet asked me, "What is wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got tired." So. Allah's Apostle came from behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it so it started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of them. Then he asked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it quite well, now as it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you sell it to me?" I felt shy (to refuse his offer) though it was the only camel for irrigation we had. So, I said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it to me then." I sold it to him on the condition that I should keep on riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He allowed me, and I set out for Medina before the people till I reached Medina, where I met my uncle, who asked me about the camel and I informed him all about it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of Allah's Apostle he asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron and I replied that I had married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you married a virgin who would have played with you, and you would have played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's Apostle! My father died (or was martyred) and I have some young sisters, so I felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would neither teach them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she may serve them and teach them manners." When Allah's Apostle arrived in Medina, I took the camel to him the next morning and he gave me its price and gave me the camel itself as well. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 212: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once there was a feeling of fright at Medina, so Allah's Apostle rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and (on his return) he said, "We have not seen anything (fearful), but we found this horse very fast." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 213: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Once the people got frightened, so Allah's Apostle rode a slow horse belonging to Abu Talha, and he set out all alone, making the horse gallop. Then the people rode, making their horses gallop after him. On his return he said, "Don't be afraid (there is nothing to be afraid of) (and I have found) this horse a very fast one." That horse was never excelled in running hence forward. (Qastalani Vol. 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 214: Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on I saw it being sold. I asked the Prophet whether I could buy it. He said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 215: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: 'Umar gave a horse to be used in Allah's Cause, but later on he found it being sold. So, he intended to buy it and asked Allah's Apostle who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 216: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Were it not for the fear that it would be difficult for my followers, I would not have remained behind any Sariya, (army-unit) but I don't have riding camels and have no other means of conveyance to carry them on, and it is hard for me that my companions should remain behind me. No doubt I wish I could fight in Allah's Cause and be martyred and come to life again to be martyred and come to life once more." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 217: Narrated Yali: I participated in the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with Allah's Apostle and I gave a young camel to be ridden in Jihad and that was, to me, one of my best deeds. Then I employed a laborer who quarrelled with another person. One of them bit the hand of the other and the latter drew his hand from the mouth of the former pulling out his front tooth. Then the former instituted a suit against the latter before the Prophet who rejected that suit saying, "Do you expect him to put out his hand for you to snap as a male camel snaps (vegetation)?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 218: Narrated Tha'laba bin Abi Malik Al-Qurazi: When Qais bin Sad Al-Ansari, who used to carry the flag of the Prophet, intended to perform Hajj, he combed his hair. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 219c: Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: Ali remained behind the Prophet during the battle of Khaibar as he way suffering from some eye trouble but then he said, "How should I stay behind Allah's Apostle?" So, he set out till he joined the Prophet. On the eve of the day of the conquest of Khaibar, Allah's Apostle said, "(No doubt) I will give the flag or, tomorrow, a man whom Allah and His Apostle love or who loves Allah and His apostle will take the flag. Allah will bestow victory upon him." Suddenly 'Ali joined us though we were not expecting him. The people said, "Here is 'Ali. "So, Allah's Apostle gave the flag to him and Allah bestowed victory upon him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 219n: Narrated Nafi bin Jubair: I heard Al Abbas telling Az-Zubair, "The Prophet ordered you to fix the flag here." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "I have been sent with the shortest expressions bearing the widest meanings, and I have been made victorious with terror (cast in the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand." Abu Huraira added: Allah's Apostle has left the world and now you, people, are bringing out those treasures (i.e. the Prophet did not benefit by them). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 221: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan said, "Heraclius sent for me when I was in 'llya' (i.e. Jerusalem). Then he asked for the letter of Allah's Apostle and when he had finished its reading there was a great hue and cry around him and the voices grew louder and we were asked to quit the place. When we were turned out, I said to my companions, 'The cause of Ibn Abi Kabsha has become conspicuous as the King of Bani Al-Asfar is afraid of him.' " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 222: Narrated Asma: I prepared the journey-food for Allah's Apostle in Abu Bakr's house when he intended to emigrate to Medina. I could not find anything to tie the food-container and the water skin with. So, I said to Abu Bakr, "By Allah, I do not find anything to tie (these things) with except my waist belt." He said, "Cut it into two pieces and tie the water-skin with one piece and the food-container with the other (the sub-narrator added, "She did accordingly and that was the reason for calling her Dhatun-Nitaqain (i.e. two-belted woman))." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 223: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: During the life-time of the Prophet we used to take the meat of sacrificed animals (as journey food) to Medina. (See Hadith No. 474 Vol. 7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 224: Narrated Suwaid bin An-Nu'man: That he went out in the company o; the Prophet during the year of Khaibar (campaign till they reached a place called As-Sahba', the lower part of Khaibar. They offered the 'Asr prayer (there) and the Prophet asked for the food. Nothing but Sawiq was brought to the Prophet. So, they chewed it and ate it and drank water. After that the Prophet got up, washed his mouth, and they too washed their mouths and then offered the prayer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 225: Narrated Salama: Once the journey-food of the people ran short and they were in great need. So, they came to the Prophet to take his permission for slaughtering their camels, and he permitted them. Then 'Umar met them and they informed him about it. He said, "What will sustain you after your camels (are finished)?" Then 'Umar went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! What will sustain them after their camels (are finished)?" Allah's Apostle said, "Make an announcement amongst the people that they should bring all their remaining food (to me)." (They brought it and) the Prophet invoked Allah and asked for His Blessings for it. Then he asked them to bring their food utensils and the people started filling their food utensils with their hands till they were satisfied. Allah's Apostle then said, "I testify that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I am His Apostle. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 226: Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan: Jabir bin 'Abdullah said, "We set out, and we were three-hundred men carrying our journey-food on our shoulders. Then we began to eat a single date each per day." A man asked (Jabir), "O Abu 'Abdullah! How could a person be satisfied with a single date?" Jabir replied, "We realized the value of that one date when we could not even have that much till we reached the sea-shore, when all of a sudden we saw a huge fish cast by the sea. So, we ate of it as much as we wished for eighteen days." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 227: Narrated Aisha: That she said, "O Allah's Apostle! Your companions are returning with the reward of both Hajj and 'Umra, while I am returning with (the reward of) Hajj only." He said to her, "Go, and let 'Abdur-Rahman (i.e. your brother) make you sit behind him (on the animal)." So, he ordered 'AbdurRahman to let her perform 'Umra from Al-Tan'im. Then the Prophet waited for her at the higher region of Mecca till she returned. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 228: Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakr As-Siddiq: The Prophet ordered me to let 'Aisha sit behind me (on the animal) and to let her perform 'Umra from At-Tan'im. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 229: Narrated Anas: I was riding behind Abu Talha (on the same) riding animal) and (the Prophet's companions) were reciting Talbiya aloud for both Hajj and 'Umra. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 230: Narrated 'Urwa from Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Apostle rode a donkey on which there was a saddle covered by a velvet sheet and let Usama ride behind him (on the donkey). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 231: Narrated Nafi from 'Abdullah: Allah's Apostle came to Mecca through its higher region on the day of the Conquest (of Mecca) riding his she-camel on which Usama was riding behind him. Bilal and 'Uthman bin Talha, one of the servants of the Ka'ba, were also accompanying him till he made his camel kneel in the mosque and ordered the latter to bring the key of the Ka'ba. He opened the door of the Ka'ba and Allah's Apostle entered in the company of Usama, Bilal and 'Uthman, and stayed in it for a long period. When he came out, the people rushed to it, and 'Abdullah bin 'Umar was the first to enter it and found Bilal standing behind the door. He asked Bilal, "Where did the Prophet offer his prayer?" He pointed to the place where he had offered his prayer. 'Abdullah said, "I forgot to ask him how many Rakat he had performed." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 232: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "There is a (compulsory) Sadaqa (charity) to be given for every joint of the human body (as a sign of gratitude to Allah) everyday the sun rises. To judge justly between two persons is regarded as Sadaqa, and to help a man concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, is also regarded as Sadaqa, and (saying) a good word is also Sadaqa, and every step taken on one's way to offer the compulsory prayer (in the mosque) is also Sadaqa and to remove a harmful thing from the way is also Sadaqa." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 233: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Allah's Apostle forbade the people to travel to a hostile country carrying (copies of) the Quran. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 234: Narrated Anas: The Prophet reached Khaibar in the morning, while the people were coming out carrying their spades over their shoulders. When they saw him they said, "This is Muhammad and his army! Muhammad and his army!" So, they took refuge in the fort. The Prophet raised both his hands and said, "Allahu Akbar, Khaibar is ruined, for when we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then miserable is the morning of the warned ones." Then we found some donkeys which we (killed and) cooked: The announcer of the Prophet announced: "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat donkey's meat." So, all the pots including their contents were turned upside down. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 235: Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ashari: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle (during Hajj). Whenever we went up a high place we used to say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Allah is Greater," and our voices used to rise, so the Prophet said, "O people! Be merciful to yourselves (i.e. don't raise your voice), for you are not calling a deaf or an absent one, but One Who is with you, no doubt He is All-Hearer, ever Near (to all things)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 236: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: Whenever we went up a place we would say, "Allahu--Akbar (i.e. Allah is Greater)", and whenever we went down a place we would say, "Subhan Allah." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 237: Narrated Jabir: Whenever we went up a place we would say Takbir, and whenever we went down we would say, "Subhan Allah." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 238: Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Whenever the Prophet returned from the Hajj or the 'Umra or a Ghazwa, he would say Takbir thrice. Whenever he came upon a mountain path or wasteland, and then he would say, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone Who has no partner. All the Kingdom belongs to Him and all the praises are for Him and He is Omnipotent. We are returning with repentance, worshipping, prostrating ourselves and praising our Lord. Allah fulfilled His Promise, granted victory to His slave and He Alone defeated all the clans." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 239: Narrated Ibrahim Abu Isma'il As-Saksaki: I heard Abu Burda who accompanied Yazid bin Abi Kabsha on a journey. Yazid used to observe fasting on journeys. Abu Burda said to him, "I heard Abu Musa several times saying that Allah's Apostle said, 'When a slave falls ill or travels, then he will get reward similar to that he gets for good deeds practiced at home when in good health." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 240: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: On the day of the battle of the Trench, the Prophet wanted somebody from amongst the people to volunteer to be a reconnoitre. Az-Zubair volunteered. He demanded the same again and Az-Zubair volunteered again. Then he repeated the same demand (thrice) and AzZubair volunteered once more. The Prophet then said, " Every prophet has a disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 241: Narrated Ibn' Umar: from the Prophet the following Hadith (No. 242). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 242: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet said, "If the people knew what I know about traveling alone, then nobody would travel alone at night." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 243: Narrated Hisham's father: Usama bin Zaid was asked at what pace the Prophet rode during Hajjat-ul-Wada' "He rode at a medium pace, but when he came upon an open way he would go at full pace." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 244: Narrated Aslam: While I was in the company of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar on the way to Mecca, he received the news of the severe illness of Safiya bint Abi Ubaid (i.e. his wife), so he proceeded at greater speed, and when the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the Maghrib and 'Isha 'prayers together and said, " I saw the Prophet delaying the Maghrib prayer to offer it along with the 'Isha' when he was in a hurry on a journey." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 245: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Journey is a piece of torture, for it disturbs one's sleep, eating and drinking. So, when you fulfill your job, you should hurry up to your family." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 246: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and then he found it being sold. He intended to purchase it. So, he consulted Allah's Apostle who said, "Don't buy it and don't take back your gift of charity." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 247: Narrated Aslam: I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, "I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah's Cause and the person who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap. I consulted the Prophet who said, "Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back his gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 248: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man came to the Prophet asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said to him, "Then exert yourself in their service." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 249: Narrated Abu Bashir Al-Ansari: That he was in the company of Allah's Apostle on some of his journeys. (The sub-narrator 'Abdullah adds, "I think that Abu Bashir also said, 'And the people were at their sleeping places.") Allah's Apostle sent a messenger ordering: "There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 250: Narrated Ibn Abbas: That he heard the Prophet saying, "It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and no lady should travel except with a Muhram (i.e. her husband or a person whom she cannot marry in any case for ever; e.g. her father, brother, etc.)." Then a man got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my wife is proceeding for Hajj." Allah's Apostle said, "Go, and perform the Hajj with your wife." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 251: Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi: I heard 'Ali saying, "Allah's Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying, 'Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh. There you will find a lady with a letter. Take the letter from her.' " So, we set out and our horses ran at full pace till we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and said (to her). "Take out the letter." She replied, "I have no letter with me." We said, "Either you take out the letter or else we will take off your clothes." So, she took it out of her braid. We brought the letter to Allah's Apostle and it contained a statement from Hatib bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans informing them of some of the intentions of Allah's Apostle. Then Allah's Apostle said, "O Hatib! What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Apostle! Don't hasten to give your judgment about me. I was a man closely connected with the Quraish, but I did not belong to this tribe, while the other emigrants with you, had their relatives in Mecca who would protect their dependents and property . So, I wanted to recompense for my lacking blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might protect my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not apostasy nor out of preferring Kufr (disbelief) to Islam." Allah's Apostle, said, "Hatib has told you the truth." Umar said, O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite." Allah's Apostle said, "Hatib participated in the battle of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 252: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: When it was the day (of the battle) of Badr, prisoners of war were brought including Al-Abbas who was undressed. The Prophet looked for a shirt for him. It was found that the shirt of 'Abdullah bin Ubai would do, so the Prophet let him wear it. That was the reason why the Prophet took off and gave his own shirt to 'Abdullah. (The narrator adds, "He had done the Prophet some favor for which the Prophet liked to reward him.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 253: Narrated Sahl: On the day (of the battle) of Khaibar the Prophet said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to somebody who will be given victory (by Allah) and who loves Allah and His Apostle and is loved by Allah and His Apostle." So, the people wondered all that night as to who would receive the flag and in the morning everyone hoped that he would be that person. Allah's Apostle asked, "Where is 'Ali?" He was told that 'Ali was suffering from eye-trouble, so he applied saliva to his eyes and invoked Allah to cure him. He at once got cured as if he had no ailment. The Prophet gave him the flag. 'Ali said, "Should I fight them till they become like us (i.e. Muslim)?" The Prophet said, "Go to them patiently and calmly till you enter the land. Then, invite them to Islam, and inform them what is enjoined upon them, for, by Allah, if Allah gives guidance to somebody through you, it is better for you than possessing red camels." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 254: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Allah wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in chains." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 255: Narrated Abu Burda's father: The Prophet said, "Three persons will get their reward twice. (One is) a person who has a slave girl and he educates her properly and teaches her good manners properly (without violence) and then manumits and marries her. Such a person will get a double reward. (Another is) a believer from the people of the scriptures who has been a true believer and then he believes in the Prophet (Muhammad). Such a person will get a double reward. (The third is) a slave who observes Allah's Rights and Obligations and is sincere to his master." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 256: Narrated As-Sab bin Jaththama: The Prophet passed by me at a place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, "They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)." I also heard the Prophet saying, "The institution of Hima is invalid except for Allah and His Apostle." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 257: Narrated 'Abdullah: During some of the Ghazawat of the Prophet a woman was found killed. Allah's Apostle disapproved the killing of women and children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 258: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: During some of the Ghazawat of Allah's Apostle a woman was found killed, so Allah's Apostle forbade the killing of women and children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 259: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent us in a mission (i.e. am army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so, burn both of them with fire." When we intended to depart, Allah's Apostle said, "I have ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with fire, so, if you find them, kill them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 260: Narrated Ikrima: Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 261: Narrated Anas bin Malik: A group of eight men from the tribe of 'Ukil came to the Prophet and then they found the climate of Medina unsuitable for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Apostle! Provide us with some milk." Allah's Apostle said, "I recommend that you should join the herd of camels." So they went and drank the urine and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they became healthy and fat. Then they killed the shepherd and drove away the camels, and they became unbelievers after they were Muslims. When the Prophet was informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and before the sun rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut off. Then he ordered for nails which were heated and passed over their eyes, and whey were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky land in Medina). They asked for water, and nobody provided them with water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator said, "They committed murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and spread evil in the land.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 262: Narrated Jarir: Allah's Apostles said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Ka'ba Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It happened that I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet , stroke me over my chest till I saw his finger-marks over my chest, he said, 'O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.' " Jarir proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a messenger to Allah's Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's messenger said, "By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel (i.e. completely marred and spoilt)." Jarir added, "The Prophet asked for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas five times." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 263: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet burnt the date-palms of Bani An-Nadir. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 264: Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's Apostle sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi. One of them set out and entered their (i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, "I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They closed the fort gate. Later they lost a donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out along with them, pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and entered their fort. And I, too, entered along with them. They closed the gate of the fort at night, and kept its keys in a small window where I could see them. When those people slept, I took the keys and opened the gate of the fort and came upon Abu Rafi and said, 'O Abu Rafi. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit him. He shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I said, 'O Abu Rafi, changing the tone of my voice. He asked me, 'What do you want; woe to your mother?' I asked him, 'What has happened to you?' He said, 'I don't know who came to me and hit me.' Then I drove my sword into his belly and pushed it forcibly till it touched the bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement and went towards a ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and sprained my foot. I came to my companions and said, 'I will not leave till I hear the wailing of the women.' So, I did not leave till I heard the women bewailing Abu Rafi, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no ailment, (and we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet and informed him." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 265: Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah's Apostle sent a group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi. Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night and killed him while he was sleeping. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266l: Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: (the freed slave of 'Umar bin 'Ubaidullah) I was Umar's clerk. Once Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote a letter to 'Umar when he proceeded to Al-Haruriya. I read in it that Allah's Apostle in one of his military expeditions against the enemy, waited till the sun declined and then he got up amongst the people saying, "O people! Do not wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for safety, but when you face the enemy, be patient, and remember that Paradise is under the shades of swords." Then he said, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the Mover of the clouds and the Defeater of the clans, defeat them, and grant us victory over them." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266c: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said: "Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 267: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him, and Caesar will surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him, and you will spend their treasures in Allah's Cause." He called, "War is deceit'. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 268: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle called,: "War is deceit". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 269: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "War is deceit." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 270: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?" Muhammad bin Maslama said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like me to kill him?" He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (i.e. Ka'b) and said, "This person (i.e. the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Ka'b replied, "By Allah, you will get tired of him." Muhammad said to him, "We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair." Muhammad bin Maslama went on talking to him in this way till he got the chance to kill him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 271: Narrated Jabir: The Prophet said, "Who is ready to kill Ka'b bin Ashraf (i.e. a Jew)." Muhammad bin Maslama replied, "Do you like me to kill him?" The Prophet replied in the affirmative. Muhammad bin Maslama said, "Then allow me to say what I like." The Prophet replied, "I do (i.e. allow you)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 272: Narrated Al-Bara: I saw Allah's Apostle on the day (of the battle) of the Trench carrying earth till the hair of his chest were covered with dust and he was a hairy man. He was reciting the following verses of 'Abdullah (bin Rawaha): "O Allah, were it not for You, We would not have been guided, Nor would we have given in charity, nor prayed. So, bestow on us calmness, and when we meet the enemy. Then make our feet firm, for indeed, Yet if they want to put us in affliction, (i.e. want to fight against us) we would not (flee but withstand them)." The Prophet used to raise his voice while reciting these verses. (See Hadith No. 432, Vol. 5). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 273: Narrated Jarir: Allah's Apostle did not screen himself from me since my embracing Islam, and whenever he saw me he would receive me with a smile. Once I told him that I could not sit firm on horses. He stroke me on the chest with his hand and said, "O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and a rightly-guided man." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 274: Narrated Abu Hazim: The people asked Sahl bin Sad As-Sa' idi "With what thing (medicine) was the wound of Allah's Apostle treated?" He replied, "There is none left (living) amongst the people who knows it better than. 'Ali used to bring water in his shield and Fatima (i.e. the Prophet's daughter) used to wash the blood off his face. Then a mat (of palm leaves) was burnt and its ash was inserted in the wound of Allah's Apostle." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 275: Narrated Abu Burda: That his father said, "The Prophet sent Mu'adh and Abu Musa to Yemen telling them. 'Treat the people with ease and don't be hard on them; give them glad tidings and don't fill them with aversion; and love each other, and don't differ." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 276: Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: The Prophet appointed 'Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry men (archers) who were fifty on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He instructed them, "Stick to your place, and don't leave it even if you see birds snatching us, till I send for you; and if you see that we have defeated the infidels and made them flee, even then you should not leave your place till I send for you." Then the infidels were defeated. By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their clothes revealing their leg-bangles and their legs. So, the companions of 'Abdullah bin Jubair said, "The booty! O people, the booty ! Your companions have become victorious, what are you waiting for now?" 'Abdullah bin Jubair said, "Have you forgotten what Allah's Apostle said to you?" They replied, "By Allah! We will go to the people (i.e. the enemy) and collect our share from the war booty." But when they went to them, they were forced to turn back defeated. At that time Allah's Apostle in their rear was calling them back. Only twelve men remained with the Prophet and the infidels martyred seventy men from us. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had caused the 'Pagans to lose 140 men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were killed. Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, "Is Muhammad present amongst these people?" The Prophet ordered his companions not to answer him. Then he asked thrice, "Is the son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these people?" He asked again thrice, "Is the son of Al-Khattab present amongst these people?" He then returned to his companions and said, "As for these (men), they have been killed." 'Umar could not control himself and said (to Abu Sufyan), "You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy of Allah! All those you have mentioned are alive, and the thing which will make you unhappy is still there." Abu Sufyan said, "Our victory today is a counterbalance to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war (the victory) is always undecided and is shared in turns by the belligerents, and you will find some of your (killed) men mutilated, but I did not urge my men to do so, yet I do not feel sorry for their deed" After that he started reciting cheerfully, "O Hubal, be high! (1) On that the Prophet said (to his companions), "Why don't you answer him back?" They said, "O Allah's Apostle What shall we say?" He said, "Say, Allah is Higher and more Sublime." (Then) Abu Sufyan said, "We have the (idol) Al Uzza, and you have no Uzza." The Prophet said (to his companions), "Why don't you answer him back?" They asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What shall we say?" He said, "Says Allah is our Helper and you have no helper." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 277: Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle was the (most handsome), most generous and the bravest of all the people. Once the people of Medina got frightened having heard an uproar at night. So, the Prophet met the people while he was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung over his shoulder). He said (to them), "Don't get scared, don't get scared." Then he added, "I found it (i.e the horse) very fast." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 278: Narrated Salama: I went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe to you! What brought you here?" He replied, "The she-camels of the Prophet have been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan and Fazara." So, I sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly that made the people in between its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken the camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, "I am the son of Al-Akwa"; and today perish the mean people!" So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could drink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet met me, I said, "O Allah's Apostle Those people are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase them." The Prophet said, "O son of Al-Akwa', you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive (them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 279: Narrated Abu Ishaq: A man asked Al-Bara "O Abu 'Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied while I was listening, "As for Allah's Apostle he did not flee on that day. Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding the reins of his mule and when the pagans attacked him, he dismounted and started saying, 'I am the Prophet, and there is no lie about it; I am the son of 'Abdul Muttalib.' On that day nobody was seen braver than the Prophet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280: Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sad's judgment, Allah's Apostle sent for Sad who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah's Apostle said (to the Ansar), "Stand up for your leader." Then Sad came and sat beside Allah's Apostle who said to him. "These people are ready to accept your judgment." Sad said, "I give the judgment that their warriors should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners." The Prophet then remarked, "O Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 281: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the leadership of 'Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari, the grandfather of 'Asim bin Umar Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place between 'Usfan, and Mecca, and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani Lihyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their tracks till they found the place where they had eaten dates they had brought with them from Medina. They said, "These are the dates of Yathrib (i.e. Medina), "and continued following their tracks When 'Asim and his companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place and the infidels circled them. The infidels said to them, "Come down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will not kill any one of you" 'Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said, "By Allah! I will not come down to be under the protection of infidels. O Allah! Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw arrows at them till they martyred 'Asim along with six other men, and three men came down accepting their promise and convention, and they were Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and another man So, when the infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and tied them. Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt these, namely the martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they dragged him and tried to compel him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed him. They took Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place) after the battle of Badr. Khubaib was bought by the sons of Al-Harith bin 'Amir bin Naufal bin 'Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin 'Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a prisoner with those people. Narrated Az-Zuhri: 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyyad said that the daughter of Al-Harith had told him, "When those people gathered (to kill Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I gave it to him. Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him placing my son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed the agitation on my face and said, 'Are you afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I never saw a prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating of a bunch of grapes in his hand while he was chained in irons, and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca." The daughter of Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed upon Khubaib." When they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let him offer two Rakat (prayer). They allowed him and he offered Two Rakat and then said, "Hadn't I been afraid that you would think that I was afraid (of being killed), I would have prolonged the prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no exception." (He then recited the poetic verse):-- "I being martyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am killed in Allah's Cause, For my killing is for Allah's Sake, And if Allah wishes, He will bless the amputated parts of a torn body" Then the son of Al Harith killed him. So, it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim sentenced to death in captivity, to offer a two-Rak'at prayer (before being killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of Asim bin Thabit on that very day on which he was martyred. The Prophet informed his companions of their news and what had happened to them. Later on when some infidels from Quraish were informed that Asim had been killed, they sent some people to fetch a part of his body (i.e. his head) by which he would be recognized. (That was because) 'Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr. So, a swarm of wasps, resembling a shady cloud, were sent to hover over Asim and protect him from their messenger and thus they could not cut off anything from his flesh. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282: Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 283: Narrated Abu Juhaifa: I asked Ali, "Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah's Book?" 'Ali replied, "No, by Him Who splits the grain of corn and creates the soul. I don't think we have such knowledge, but we have the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so that he may understand the Qur'an, and we have what is written in this paper as well." I asked, "What is written in this paper?" He replied, "(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 284: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Some Ansari men asked permission from Allah's Apostle saying, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow us not to take the ransom of our nephew Al Abbas. The Prophet replied, "Do not leave a single Dirham thereof." (In another narration) Anas said, "Some wealth was brought to the Prophet from Bahrain. Al Abbas came to him and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Give me (some of it), as I have paid my and 'Aqil's ransom.' The Prophet said, 'Take,' and gave him in his garment." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 285: Narrated Jubair: (who was among the captives of the Battle of Badr) I heard the Prophet reciting 'Surat-at-Tur' in the Maghrib prayer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 286: Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa: "An infidel spy came to the Prophet while he was on a journey. The spy sat with the companions of the Prophet and started talking and then went away. The Prophet said (to his companions), 'Chase and kill him.' So, I killed him." The Prophet then gave him the belongings of the killed spy (in addition to his share of the war booty). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 287: Narrated 'Amr bin Maimun: Umar (after he was stabbed), instructed (his would-be-successor) saying, "I urge him (i.e. the new Caliph) to take care of those non-Muslims who are under the protection of Allah and His Apostle in that he should observe the convention agreed upon with them, and fight on their behalf (to secure their safety) and he should not over-tax them beyond their capability." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 288: Narrated Said bin Jubair: Ibn 'Abbas said, "Thursday! What (great thing) took place on Thursday!" Then he started weeping till his tears wetted the gravels of the ground . Then he said, "On Thursday the illness of Allah's Apostle was aggravated and he said, "Fetch me writing materials so that I may have something written to you after which you will never go astray." The people (present there) differed in this matter and people should not differ before a prophet. They said, "Allah's Apostle is seriously sick.' The Prophet said, "Let me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better than what you are calling me for." The Prophet on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, "Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula, respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing with them." I forgot the third (order)" (Ya'qub bin Muhammad said, "I asked Al-Mughira bin 'Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian Peninsula and he said, 'It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen." Ya'qub added, "And Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 289: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: 'Umar saw a silken cloak being sold in the market and he brought it to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Buy this cloak and adorn yourself with it on the 'Id festivals and on meeting the delegations." Allah's Apostle replied, "This is the dress for the one who will have no share in the Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who will have no share in the Hereafter)." After sometime had passed, Allah's Apostle sent a silken cloak to 'Umar. 'Umar took it and brought it to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have said that this is the dress of that who will have no share in the Hereafter (or, this is worn by one who will have no share in the Hereafter), yet you have sent me this!" The Prophet said," I have sent it) so that you may sell it or fulfill with it some of your needs." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 290d: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Umar and a group of the companions of the Prophet set out with the Prophet to Ibn Saiyad. He found him playing with some boys near the hillocks of Bani Maghala. Ibn Saiyad at that time was nearing his puberty. He did not notice (the Prophet's presence) till the Prophet stroked him on the back with his hand and said, "Ibn Saiyad! Do you testify that I am Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Saiyad looked at him and said, "I testify that you are the Apostle of the illiterates." Then Ibn Saiyad asked the Prophet. "Do you testify that I am the apostle of Allah?" The Prophet said to him, "I believe in Allah and His Apostles." Then the Prophet said (to Ibn Saiyad). "What do you see?" Ibn Saiyad replied, "True people and false ones visit me." The Prophet said, "Your mind is confused as to this matter." The Prophet added, " I have kept something (in my mind) for you." Ibn Saiyad said, "It is Ad-Dukh." The Prophet said (to him), "Shame be on you! You cannot cross your limits." On that 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop his head off." The Prophet said, "If he should be him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) then you cannot overpower him, and should he not be him, then you are not going to benefit by murdering him." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 290: Narrated Ibn Umar: (Later on) Allah's Apostle (once again) went along with Ubai bin Ka'b to the garden of date-palms where Ibn Saiyad was staying. When the Prophet entered the garden, he started hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palms as he wanted to hear something from the Ibn Saiyad before the latter could see him. Ibn Saiyad was lying in his bed, covered with a velvet sheet from where his murmurs were heard. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the Prophet while he was hiding himself behind the trunks of the date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad, "O Saf!" (And this was his name). Ibn Saiyad got up. The Prophet said, "Had this woman let him to himself, he would have revealed the reality of his case." Then the Prophet got up amongst the people, glorifying Allah as He deserves, he mentioned Ad-Dajjal, saying, "I warn you about him (i.e. Ad-Dajjal) and there is no prophet who did not warn his nation about him, and Noah warned his nation about him, but I tell you a statement which no prophet informed his nation of. You should understand that he is a one-eyed man and Allah is not one-eyed." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 291: Narrated Usama bin Zaid: I asked the Prophet during his Hajj, "O Allah's Apostle! Where will you stay tomorrow?" He said, "Has Aqil left for us any house?" He then added, "Tomorrow we will stay at Khaif Bani Kinana, i.e. Al-Muhassab, where (the Pagans of) Quraish took an oath of Kufr (i.e. to be loyal to heathenism) in that Bani Kinana got allied with Quraish against Bani Hashim on the terms that they would not deal with the members of the is tribe or give them shelter." (Az-Zuhri said, "Khaif means valley.") (See Hadith No. 659, Vol. 2) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 292: Narrated Aslam: Umar bin Al-Khattab appointed a freed slave of his, called Hunai, manager of the Hima (i.e. a pasture devoted for grazing the animals of the Zakat or other specified animals). He said to him, "O Hunai! Don't oppress the Muslims and ward off their curse (invocations against you) for the invocation of the oppressed is responded to (by Allah); and allow the shepherd having a few camels and those having a few sheep (to graze their animals), and take care not to allow the livestock of 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf and the livestock of ('Uthman) bin 'Affan, for if their livestock should perish, then they have their farms and gardens, while those who own a few camels and those who own a few sheep, if their livestock should perish, would bring their dependents to me and appeal for help saying, 'O chief of the believers! O chief of the believers!' Would I then neglect them? (No, of course). So, I find it easier to let them have water and grass rather than to give them gold and silver (from the Muslims' treasury). By Allah, these people think that I have been unjust to them. This is their land, and during the pre-lslamic period, they fought for it and they embraced Islam (willingly) while it was in their possession. By Him in Whose Hand my life is! Were it not for the animals (in my custody) which I give to be ridden for striving in Allah's Cause, I would not have turned even a span of their land into a Hima." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 293: Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet said (to us), " List the names of those people who have announced that they are Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be afraid (of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the prayer alone in fear. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 294: Narrated Al-Amash: "We (listed the Muslims and) found them five hundred." And Abu Muawiya said, "Between six-hundred to seven-hundred." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 295: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: A man came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa, and my wife is leaving for Hajj." Allah's Apostle said, "Go back and perform Hajj with your wife." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 296: Narrated Az-Zuhri: as follows in Hadith 297. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 297: Narrated Abu Huraira: We were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and he remarked about a man who claimed to be a Muslim, saying, "This (man) is from the people of the (Hell) Fire." When the battle started, the man fought violently till he got wounded. Somebody said, "O Allah's Apostle! The man whom you described as being from the people of the (Hell) Fire fought violently today and died." The Prophet said, "He will go to the (Hell) Fire." Some people were on the point of doubting (the truth of what the Prophet had said) while they were in this state, suddenly someone said that he was still alive but severely wounded. When night fell, he lost patience and committed suicide. The Prophet was informed of that, and he said, "Allah is Greater! I testify that I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle." Then he ordered Bilal to announce amongst the people: 'None will enter Paradise but a Muslim, and Allah may support this religion (i.e. Islam) even with a disobedient man.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 298: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle delivered a sermon and said, "Zaid received the flag and was martyred, then Ja'far took it and was martyred, then 'Abdullah bin Rawaha took it and was martyred, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took it without being appointed, and Allah gave him victory." The Prophet added, "I am not pleased (or they will not be pleased) that they should remain (alive) with us," while his eyes were shedding tears. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 299: Narrated Anas: The people of the tribes of Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came to the Prophet and claimed that they had embraced Islam, and they requested him to support them with some men to fight their own people. The Prophet supported them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to cut wood during the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the (seventy) men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they betrayed and martyred them. So, the Prophet invoked evil on the tribe of Ril, Dhakwan and Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer. Narrated Qatada: Anas told us that they (i.e. Muslims) used to recite a Quranic Verse concerning those martyrs which was:-- "O Allah! Let our people be informed on our behalf that we have met our Lord Who has got pleased with us and made us pleased." Then the Verse was cancelled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 300: Narrated Abu Talha: Whenever the Prophet conquered some people, he would stay in their town for three days. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 301: Narrated Anas: The Prophet performed 'Umra, setting out from Al-Jarana where he distributed the war booty of Hunain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 302: Narrated Nafi: Once a slave of Ibn 'Umar fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid got him back and returned him to 'Abdullah (bin 'Umar). Once a horse of Ibn 'Umar also ran away and followed the Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back and returned it to 'Abdullah. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 303: Narrated Ibn Umar: That he was riding a horse on the day, the Muslims fought (against the Byzantines), and the commander of the Muslim army was Khalid bin Al-Walid who had been appointed by Abu Bakr. The enemy took the horse away, and when the enemy was defeated, Khalid returned the horse to him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 304: Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! We have slaughtered a young sheep of ours and have ground one Sa of barley. So, I invite you along with some persons." So, the Prophet said in a loud voice, "O the people of the Trench! Jabir had prepared "Sur" so come along." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 305: Narrated Um Khalid: (the daughter of Khalid bin Said) I went to Allah's Apostle with my father and I was Nearing a yellow shirt. Allah's Apostle said, "Sanah, Sanah!" ('Abdullah, the narrator, said that 'Sanah' meant 'good' in the Ethiopian language). I then started playing with the seal of Prophethood (in between the Prophet's shoulders) and my father rebuked me harshly for that. Allah's Apostle said. "Leave her," and then Allah's Apostle (invoked Allah to grant me a long life) by saying (thrice), "Wear this dress till it is worn out and then wear it till it is worn out, and then wear it till it is worn out." (The narrator adds, "It is said that she lived for a long period, wearing that (yellow) dress till its color became dark because of long wear.") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 306: Narrated Abu Huraira: Al-Hasan bin 'All took a date from the dates of the Sadaqa and put it in his mouth. The Prophet said (to him) in Persian, "Kakh, kakh! (i.e. Don't you know that we do not eat the Sadaqa (i.e. what is given in charity) (charity is the dirt of the people))." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 307: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet got up amongst us and mentioned Al Ghulul, emphasized its magnitude and declared that it was a great sin saying, "Don't commit Ghulul for I should not like to see anyone amongst you on the Day of Ressurection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating, or carrying over his neck a horse that will be neighing. Such a man will be saying: 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will reply, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you Nor should I like to see a man carrying over his neck, a camel that will be grunting. Such a man will say, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me, and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you,' or one carrying over his neck gold and silver and saying, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will say, 'I can't help you for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you,' or one carrying clothes that will be fluttering, and the man will say, 'O Allah's Apostle! Intercede with Allah for me.' And I will say, 'I can't help you, for I have conveyed Allah's Message to you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 308: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: There was a man who looked after the family and the belongings of the Prophet and he was called Karkara. The man died and Allah's Apostle said, "He is in the '(Hell) Fire." The people then went to look at him and found in his place, a cloak he had stolen from the war booty. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 309: Narrated Abaya bin Rifaa: My grandfather, Rafi said, "We were in the company of the Prophet at DhulHulaifa, and the people suffered from hunger. We got some camels and sheep (as booty) and the Prophet was still behind the people. They hurried and put the cooking pots on the fire. (When he came) he ordered that the cooking pots should be upset and then he distributed the booty (amongst the people) regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel then a camel fled and the people chased it till they got tired, as they had a few horses (for chasing it). So a man threw an arrow at it and caused it to stop (with Allah's Permission). On that the Prophet said, 'Some of these animals behave like wild beasts, so, if any animal flee from you, deal with it in the same way." My grandfather asked (the Prophet ), "We hope (or are afraid) that we may meet the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives. Can we slaughter our animals with canes?" Allah's Apostle replied, "If the instrument used for killing causes the animal to bleed profusely and if Allah's Name is mentioned on killing it, then eat its meat (i.e. it is lawful) but won't use a tooth or a nail and I am telling you the reason: A tooth is a bone (and slaughtering with a bone is forbidden ), and a nail is the slaughtering instrument of the Ethiopians." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 310: Narrated Qais: Jarir bin 'Abdullah said to me, "Allah's Apostle said to me, 'Won't you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?' Dhul-Khalasa was a house where the tribe of Khatham used to stay, and it used to be called Ka'bat-ul Yamaniya. So I proceeded with one hundred-and-fifty (men) from the tribe of Ahmas who were good cavalry. I informed the Prophet that I could not sit firm on horses, so he stroke me on the chest with his hand and I noticed his finger marks on my chest. He invoked, 'O Allah! Make him firm and a guiding and rightly-guided man." Jarir set out towards that place, dismantled and burnt it, and then sent the good news to Allah's Apostle . The messenger of Jarir said to Allah's Apostle. "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till it (i.e. the house) had been turned (black) like a scabby camel (covered with tar)." So the Prophet invokes Allah to Bless the horses of the men of Ahmas five times. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 311: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The Prophet said, on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, "There is no migration (after the Conquest), but Jihad and good intentions, and when you are called for Jihad, you should immediately respond to the call." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 312: Narrated Abu Uthman An-Nahdi: Mujashi (bin Mas'ud) took his brother Mujalid bin Musud to the Prophet and said, "This is Mujalid and he will give a pledge of allegiance to you for migration." The Prophet said, "There is no migration after the Conquest of Mecca, but I will take his pledge of allegiance for Islam." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 313: Narrated 'Ata': I and 'Ubai bin 'Umar went to 'Aisha while she was staying near Thabir (i.e. a mountain). She said, "There is no Migration after Allah gave His Prophet victory over Mecca." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 314: Narrated Sad bin 'Ubaida: Abu Abdur-Rahman who was one of the supporters of Uthman said to Abu Talha who was one of the supporters of Ali, "I perfectly know what encouraged your leader (i.e. 'Ali) to shed blood. I heard him saying: Once the Prophet sent me and Az-Zubair saying, 'Proceed to such-and-such Ar-Roudah (place) where you will find a lady whom Hatib has given a letter. So when we arrived at Ar-Roudah, we requested the lady to hand over the letter to us. She said, 'Hatib has not given me any letter.' We said to her. 'Take out the letter or else we will strip off your clothes.' So she took it out of her braid. So the Prophet sent for Hatib, (who came) and said, 'Don't hurry in judging me, for, by Allah, I have not become a disbeliever, and my love to Islam is increasing. (The reason for writing this letter was) that there is none of your companions but has relatives in Mecca who look after their families and property, while I have nobody there, so I wanted to do them some favor (so that they might look after my family and property).' The Prophet believed him. 'Umar said, 'Allow me to chop off his (i.e. Hatib's) neck as he has done hypocrisy.' The Prophet said, (to 'Umar), 'Who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you.' " 'Abdur-Rahman added, "So this is what encouraged him (i.e. Ali)." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 315: Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Ibn Az-Zubair said to Ibn Ja'far "Do you remember when I, you and Ibn 'Abbas went out to receive Allah's Apostle?" Ibn Ja'far replied in the affirmative. Ibn Az-Zubair added, "And Allah's Apostle made us (i.e. I and Ibn 'Abbas) ride along with him and left you." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 316: Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: I along with some boys went out to receive Allah's Apostle at Thaniyatal-Wada'. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 317: Narrated Abdullah: When the Prophet returned (from Jihad), he would say Takbir thrice and add, "We are returning, if Allah wishes, with repentance and worshipping and praising (our Lord) and prostrating ourselves before our Lord. Allah fulfilled His Promise and helped His Slave, and He Alone defeated the (infidel) clans." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 318: Narrated Anas bin Malik: We were in the company of the Prophet while returning from 'Usfan, and Allah's Apostle was riding his she-camel keeping Safiya bint Huyay riding behind him. His she-camel slipped and both of them fell down. Abu Talha jumped from his camel and said, "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah sacrifice me for you." The Prophet said, "Take care of the lady." So, Abu Talha covered his face with a garment and went to Safiya and covered her with it, and then he set right the condition of their shecamel so that both of them rode, and we were encircling Allah's Apostle like a cover. When we approached Medina, the Prophet said, "We are returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord." He kept on saying this till he entered Medina. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 319: Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he and Abu Talha came in the company of the Prophet and Safiya was accompanying the Prophet, who let her ride behind him on his she-camel. During the journey, the she-camel slipped and both the Prophet and (his) wife fell down. Abu Talha (the sub-narrator thinks that Anas said that Abu Talha jumped from his camel quickly) said, "O Allah's Apostle! May Allah sacrifice me for your sake! Did you get hurt?" The Prophet replied,"No, but take care of the lady." Abu Talha covered his face with his garment and proceeded towards her and covered her with his garment, and she got up. He then set right the condition of their she-camel and both of them (i.e. the Prophet and his wife) rode and proceeded till they approached Medina. The Prophet said, "We are returning with repentance and worshipping and praising our Lord." The Prophet kept on saying this statement till he entered Medina. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 320: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I was on a journey in the company of the Prophet and when we reached Medina, he said to me, "Enter the Mosque and offer two Rakat." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 321: Narrated Ka'b: Whenever the Prophet returned from a journey in the forenoon, he would enter the Mosque and offer two Rakat before sitting. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 322: Narrated Muharib bin Dithar: Jabir bin 'Abdullah said, "When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, he slaughtered a camel or a cow." Jabir added, "The Prophet bought a camel from me for two Uqiyas (of gold) and one or two Dirhams. When he reached Sirar, he ordered that a cow be slaughtered and they ate its meat. When he arrived at Medina, he ordered me to go to the Mosque and offer two Rakat, and weighed (and gave) me the price of the camel." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 4, Book 52, Number 323: Narrated Jabir: Once I returned from a journey and the Prophet said (to me) "Offer two Rakat." (Sirar is a place near Medina).

 

Government of the People, by the People

All governments are. They are all governments of the people, run by people of one kind or another, regardless of whether it is a democracy or dictatorship.

That means every government everywhere is, and always has been, run by people, whether those people are kings, commoners, priests, lords, barons or someone else.

The core element of Islamic Government is this: People Must Govern Themselves.

That means the following things:

1. People — All People — must freely and fearlessly elect their own rulers.
2. They must obey their rulers when they are right and help them run things smoothly and well.
3. They must correct them when they are wrong.
4. They must hold them accountable at all times.
5. And they must remove and replace them as and when they see fit, using the same open and fair electoral process that put them in office the first time.

That is Islamic Government, no matter what anyone says.

Islamic Government, then, is basically government of the people; by the people.

Undertaken for the pleasure of God Almighty and not just in the raw pursuit of worldly gain by ambitious politicians.

It is a Government of Laws and Due Process.

Presided over by God’s Word, the Qur’an. And the sayings(sahi hadith) and doings of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.

It is Utopia on earth in the best and most positive sense of that term.

And the will of a free people: The People.

By what name people call such government is up to them. There is no one right or wrong name for it.

Democracy is Greek for “People’s Rule.”

Theocracy is Greek for “God’s Rule.”

Plutocracy is Greek for “Government by the Rich.”

Kleptocracy is Greek for “Government by Thieves.”

In the real world, all rule is people’s rule. It is people – human beings – who exercise authority and manage power on earth.

Some people rule in their own name. Some rule in God’s name. But it is always people who rule.”but islamic ruling is pure base on humanity.

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Jamaat(sahabah and their followers) & Different Eras By Ameer of dawah mufti khalid albani detail will be coming soon, pls visitan again After spending thirteen years in Mecca when Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) migrated to Medina on the order of Allah, and his companions who had migrated from Mecca for Islam reached Medina as well, then Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) formally laid the foundation for the Jamaah and with Allah's order made the Jamaah. After making the Jamaah Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) gave the Ummah the following instructions. 1. Allah the Exalted says in the Quran: And hold fast all of you together (as Jamaah) to the rope of Allah and do not separate. (Surah Aale Imran, ayah 103) 2. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) said: On you Jamaah is compulsory and escape from separation as Shaitan is with the one and far from the two. (Tirmidhi Vol.4 pg.404, Imam Tirmidhi said this hadith is Hasan Sahih) 3. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-wa-Sallam) said: Whoever wants to get the centre of paradise should stick to the Jamaah. (Tirmidhi; declared Sahih by Imam Tirmidhi) 4. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: The hand of Allah is on the Jamaah. (Tirmidhi, Tabarani Kabeer, Ahmad; with a Sahih Sanad) 5. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: A person who left the Jamaah. (Musnad Ahmad, Mustadrak Hakim with a Sahih Sanad; Vol.1 pg.119) 6. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Whosoever left Jamaah even the size of a palm removes the chain of Islam from his neck unless he reverted (to the Jamaah). (Mustadrak Hakim Vol.1 pg.77 and declared Sahih by him) 7. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Jamaah is a blessing and sectarianism a torment. (Ahmad, Sahih Al-Jami-us-Sagheer). 8. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: And a person who left Islam leaving Jamaah. (Sahih Bukhari) 9. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Leaving of the Jamaah is abandoning the Sunnah. (Ahmad with a Sahih Sanad: 2/229) Living in the form of Jamaah is necessary, the Jamaah is compulsory, for entering paradise holding of the Jamaah is necessary, Allah's hand is on the Jamaah, leaving of the Jamaah is leaving Islam, the Jamaah is blessing, kill the person who leaves the Jamaah and the person who exits the Jamaah abandons the Jamaah. All the above stated orders are given to us by the Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) about the Jamaah to the Ummah but from the above it is not be clear whose Jamaah is this? Who are the people that are present in this Jamaah? To whom this Jamaah is attributed towards, by the grace of Allah (Subhana hu-wa-Tala) the answers to all these questions are also present in the ahadith. Era of the Prophet and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen 1.      Narrated Um-'Atiya (may Allah be pleased with her): We were ordered to go out (for 'Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating women, mature girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn 'Aun said, "Or mature virgins staying in seclusion)." The menstruating women were to present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen but should keep away from their Musalla (praying place). (Sahih Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 15, Number 97) The above mentioned hadith of Sahih Bukhari clarifies that wherever the word Jamaah is used it refers to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Furthermore another proof from the hadith of Ibn-Abi-Shaiba is as follows: 2.      Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Amongst the Ahl-ul-Qibla (those who face the Kaaba in Salaah) no one is to be killed, but the three cases make their killing halaal: 1. Man for a man, 2. Married adulterator, and 3. The one who leaves Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Ibn-Abi-Shaiba Vol.6 pg.428 with a Sahih Sanad) Therefore it is clear that the word Jamaah it refers to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is compulsory: 1. Narrated Jubair bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then  memorizes it and conveys it to one who has not heard it, and many learned people do not have the understanding and many learned people convey it to one who has better understanding then themselves, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Obeying the Emir, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. And truly their propagation is victorious upon everyone except upon themselves alone. (Mustadrak Hakim Vol.1 pg.87 with a Sahih Sanad). 2. Narrated Nauman Bin Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then memorizes it and conveys it to one who has not heard it, and many  learned people do not have the understanding and many learned people convey it to one who has better understanding then themselves, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Obeying the Emir, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Mustadrak Hakim, Imam Zahabi and Imam Hakim declared it Sahih on the conditions of Muslim, Vol.1 pg.88) 3. Narrated Ma'az bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith, doesn't adds in it and conveys it to one who has not heard it, and many learned people do not have the understanding and many learned people convey it to one who has better understanding then themselves, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone 2. Well wishing of every Muslim, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Tabarani Kabeer 82/2 and Ibn Asakir and Sanad is Sahih with evidence). (Tabarani Awsat 400/7) (Tabarani Awsat 458/8) There is Amr bin Waqid in the narration who is dhaeef but Imam Hakim has narrated the same text from Jubair bin Muatim and Nauman bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them) so it can be narrated. 4. Narrated Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said at the time of his last pilgrimage to Kaaba: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then memorizes it and conveys it to one who has not heard it, and many learned people do not have the understanding and many learned people convey it to one who has better understanding then themselves, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Obeying those in authority, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat ul Muslimeen. (Ibn Asakir, Tabarani Awsat 202/10 and Sanad is Sahih legheri with evidence) In this narration there is Abdur Rehman bin Zaid bin Aslam, Ibn Khuzema says: Scholars didn't take his narration due to his weak memory (Tehzeeb). Ibn Adi says his narrations are Hasan. (Majma-uz-Zawaid 139/1) 5. Narrated Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith and conveys it and many learned people convey it to one who has better knowledge then themselves, there are three things on which the heart of Muslim never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Well wishing of every Muslim, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Tabarani Kabeer, has Abdur Rehman bin Zubaid in the narration, he is declared reliable by Ibn Habban and the Sanad is Hasan with evidence) 6. Narrated Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said in his last sermon: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then memorizes it, and many learned people do not have the understanding, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Well wishing of the Imams of Muslimeen, and 3. Adhering to their Jamaah. (Narrated Bazaar and the narrators are reliable) 7. Narrated Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then memorizes it, many learned people do not have the understanding and deliver it to one who understands better, there are three things on which the heart of Muslim never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Obeys the one in authority, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat ul Muslimeen. (Tabarani Awsat 84/6, all narrators are reliable, Sanad is Sahih with evidence, Musnad Humaidi 29/1, Mishkaat of Albani 78/1 and Sanad is Sahih) 8. Narrated Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: May Allah glorify the face of the person who hears my hadith then memorizes it, then delivers it, many learned people memorize it more then the person who heard it, there are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: There are three things on which the heart of Muslim never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Well wishing for the Emirs of Muslimeen, and 3. Adhering to their Jamaah. (Tabarani Awsat 141/6 and the Sanad is Sahih legheri) 9. Narrated Zaid bin Sabit (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: There are three things on which the heart of Muslim never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Well wishing for the Emirs of Muslimeen, and 3. Adhering to their Jamaah. (Tabarani Awsat 141/8, Sanad is Sahih, declared Sahih by Ibn Hajar, Mishkaat of Albani 78/1) 10. Narrated by Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: There are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Well wishing for person in authority, and 3. Adhering to Jamaat ul Muslimeen. (Behqi 's Shuab ul Iman 66/6-67, Ibn Maja and Darmi 74-75/1, Ahmad 225/3, 80-82/4 & 183/5, Sanad is Hasan) Imam Hakim said: "In this context, a Jamaah of the companions of the Prophet have narrated this hadith, among them are Umar, Usman, Ali, Abdullah bin Masood, Ma'az bin Jabal, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah Ibn Abbas, Abu Huraira, Anas (may Allah be pleased with them); and the hadith narrated by Nauman bin Basheer (may Allah be pleased with him) is Sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim (Hakim Vol.1 pg.88). Apart from the above stated ahadith, this hadith is also narrated by Zaid bin Sabit, Jubair bin Mut'im, Jabir and Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with them). For a person who believes in Allah and His Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) only one hadith is enough; but we have stated numerous ahadith in which the words "Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen" and "Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen" are present for those people who said that the words "Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen" are only narrated by Hudhaifa bin Yamaan (may Allah be pleased with him), by saying this they ridiculed the hadith present in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) has considered "Adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen" as a part of faith and gave a stern warning to those who do not want to adhere to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. To Leave Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is to Leave Islam: Narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Whosoever left Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen even the size of a palm removes the chain of Islam from his neck. (Tabarani Kabeer Vol.12 pg.440, with a Hasan Sanad) And when leaving Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is equivalent to leaving Islam, then can a believer do this? Of course not, that is why adhering to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is a part of faith. To Oppose Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is to leave Islam: Narrated Abu Zar (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Whosoever opposed Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen even the size of a palm removes the chain of Islam from his neck. (Mustadrak Hakim with a Sahih Sanad; Vol.1 pg.117) In the era of Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) only Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen was the true Jamaah and he (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) was its Emir. And then the Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said there would be sects and in that era too the true Jamaah would be Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. In the era of sectarianism, the true Jamaah would be Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him): The people used to ask Allah's Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) about the good but I used to ask him about the evil lest the evil should overtake me. So I said: O Allah's Prophet! We were living in ignorance and in an (extremely) worst atmosphere, then Allah brought to us this good (Islam); will there be any evil after this good? He said: Yes I said: will there be any good after that evil? He replied: Yes, but it will be tainted I asked: What will be its taint? He replied: (There will be) some people who will guide others not according to my tradition? You will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some others. I asked: Will there be any evil after that good? Messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: (a time will come when some)people will invite (towards the wrong path) as if they are standing on the doors of hell and inviting (people) to enter it. They will throw into it all such persons who will accept their invitation (that is, he who obeys them will certainly go to hell). Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O messenger of Allah will you let me know something about their attributes and symbols? Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: They will be from amongst our nation and will speak in our language. Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: what should I do, if I survive up to that moment? What is your order for me (in this regard)? Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Stick to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen and its Imam (Leader). Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What if there is neither Jamaah nor their Imam? (What should I do then)? Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) replied: Keep yourself away from all sects, even if you have to live upon roots of trees and you shall have to remain in this state till your death reaches you. [Sahih Bukhari (Kitab ul Fitan) & Sahih Muslim (Kitab ul Emaarat)] The above Hadith clearly states that if there is any truth then it will be Jamaat-ul- Muslimeen otherwise all are sects and to stay aloof of all sects is a command of the Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam); which is to be obeyed under all circumstances. In Ibn-Maja the words are like this: You must adhere to Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen and its Imam. (Ibn-Maja Vol.2 pg.1317 Sanad: Sahih) Means in Ibn-Maja's narration there are words that state an order. Narrated Abu Umama (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet  (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: I bequest, my successor, of Taqwa and also Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen, he should respect their elder and have mercy on their young, and also respect their scholars. (Baihaqi 8/61, with Hasan Sanad, Kanz-ul-Ammaal Vol.6 pg.47) Narrated Abu Zar (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet  (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: I make Allah the witness on the caretaker of this authority that he show mercy on Jamaat ul Muslimeen, have mercy on their young and respect their elders. (Baihaqi's Shuab ul Iman 16/6 Vol.8, Kanz-ul-Ammaal 78/6) Therefore the word Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen, narrated by so many Sahabas reflects, Jamaah means Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Moreover, whether in the case of Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman, Ali, Muavia, Hasan, Yazid, Abdullah bin Zubair, Marwan, Abdul Malik, Waleed, Omar bin Abdul Aziz or whosoever Caliph, there was only proof one Jamaah at that time and that was Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Era of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) in the case of a land: What made you to restrict this land to these two persons by leaving Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen? (Ibn Abi Shaiba and Ibn-Asakir, Kanz-ul-Ammaal Vol.3 pg.914, Kanz-ul-Ammaal Vol.12 pg.583 and the Sanad is without any harm) The narration clearly states that the Jamaah present in the era of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also considered Jamaah as Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Era of Usman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: After the era of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him); Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) became the Caliph of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. And this thing is common for all, without any doubt. Sumama bin Hazan said: At the time when Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) came to people before his martyrdom, I was present in the home. Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I ask you to swear upon Allah according to Islam that do you know when Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) came to Madina; there was no water to drink except for the well of Ruma and he (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: Whoever amongst you will buy this well and share his bucket of water with the buckets of Muslimeen for him there will be paradise. And I bought that well from my own wealth and I shared my bucket with the buckets of Muslimeen in the well. (Nasaai and Tirmidhi who declared it Sahih, Fath-ul-Bari Vol.5 pg.29) Further Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am not a Jew but a person from amongst the Muslimeen. (Tabarani with sound and authentic narrators and Majma-uz-Zawaid Vol.9 pg.93) He then said: Oh Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen! (Tabarani Vol.1 pg.87 and Imam Haisumi said in his Majma-uz-Zawaid that the Sanad is Hasan Vol.9 pg.94) After the martyrdom of Usman (may Allah be pleased with him), one of the men said: By Allah if anyone buried Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) with ordinary Muslimeen. (Tabarani Vol.1 pg.79 and Imam Haisumi said in his Majma-uz-Zawaid that the Sanad has sound narrators. Vol.9 pg.95) The above event clarifies that: 1.    Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) was among the Muslimeen. 2.    Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) called the Muslimeen as Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. 3.   Bought a well for the welfare of Muslimeen as per the wish of Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) 4.    Shared his bucket of water with the buckets of other Muslimeen. 5.    And Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) was not to be buried with ordinary Muslimeen. These points represent that in the era of Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) there were only Muslimeen while there were no sects like today. Moreover the word Jamaah is also narrated by Usman (may Allah be pleased with him): There are three things on which the heart of true believer never deceives: 1. Performing good deeds for the sake of Allah alone, 2. Obeying the Emir, and 3. Adhering to the Jamaah. (Ibn-Hibban Vol.1 pg.237 with a Hasan Sanad) Era of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whatever Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) has taken from you, was not for his own sake but that was only for Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Daar Qutni, Kanz-ul-Ammaal Vol.12 pg.601 with a Sahih Sanad) Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I am just a person from amongst the Muslimeen. (Sahih Bukhari Vol.8 pg.32) Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: The first battalion sent was headed by Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) in the era of Usman (may Allah be pleased with him). The first battalion of Muslimeen that was sent was headed by Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him). (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.6 pg.18) After Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) became the Emir of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Narrated Abu Ashmakh Al-Azadi from his uncle: He came to Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) and then said to him: I have heard from the Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) saying that whosoever amongst the Muslimeen became the caretaker or Emir. (Abu Ya'ala Vol.13 pg.368, 369 with a Sahih Sanad) Muavia (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) was being told that you are the Emir of Muslimeen; so you should take care of them. Hasan Ibn Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) moved towards Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) with his subordinates. Amr Ibn Al-Aass (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him): I am looking at an army which will never be defeated until they defeat their opponents. Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) then said: Who will fight from my side. Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: But peace is better. Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abdurrahman bin Samura (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We met Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Make peace, he replied in the affirmative, and peace was made. Imam Hasan Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I have heard from Abu Bakra, saying that, in a condition while Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) was delivering a sermon, he (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: This son of mine is a Syed; maybe because of him Allah will make peace between two groups of Muslimeen. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.13 pg.61) Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him): Deliver a sermon to people. Apart from all other matters Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If the right of Imarah (Caliphate) is for me, then for the reform of Muslimeen and to avoid the bloodshed amongst Muslimeen, I give up the Imarah. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.13 pg.61) When Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) left the Imarah, then Mughira Ibn Shauba (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For Muslimeen's sake Allah will give you reward. And for avoiding bloodshed among Muslimeen, truce is better. (Fath-ul-Bari) Therefore, whether in the era of Muavia or Hasan, Abu Bakr or Umar, Ali or Usman (may Allah be pleased with him), there were only Muslimeen at their time and there were no sects. If the Jamaah present at the time of Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) was Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen then how come the Jamaah of Sahaba could be some group other than Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen? Era of Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Narrated Abu Bakra (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: This son of mine is a Syed, maybe because of him Allah will make peace between two groups of Muslimeen. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.13 pg.61) The prophecy of Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) came true at the time of Muavia and Hasan (may Allah be pleased with them). Therefore it represents that at the time of Muavia and Hasan (may Allah be pleased with them) there were only Muslimeen and their Jamaah was "Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen". Ubaid-ullah Bin Ziyad and Muslimeen: It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Malik that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad visited Maqil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the latter's illness. Maqil (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: I am narrating to you a tradition. If I were not at death's door, I would not have narrated it to you. I heard the messenger of Allah (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) saying that: A ruler who, having obtained control over the affairs of the Muslimeen. (Sahih Muslim Vol.3 pg.1460) The above-mentioned hadith identifies that Ubaidullah who was the governor at the time of Yazid bin Muavia (may Allah have mercy on him), had the control over the affairs of Muslimeen. Therefore it proves that in the time of Yazid Ibn Muavia (may Allah have mercy on him) there were only Muslimeen and no other sect existed. Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan: When people gave baiyah on the hand of Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan, Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a letter to him stating that: From Abdullah, to Abdul Malik Emir-ul-Momineen. I take oath for listening and obeying your orders on the way of Allah and His Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam), where I could. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.13 pg.193) After Marwan, Abdul Malik became the Emir of Muslimeen. That era was of Muslimeen. Abdullah Bin Zubair and Muslimeen: When Ubaidullah Ibn Ziyad and Marwan came to Syria, "Ibn Zubair had Mecca under his rule. (Sahih Bukhari, Fath-ul-Bari Vol.13 pg.68) In another narration: When Ibn Zubair took Mecca by force, then Muslimeen entered, where they wanted to enter. (Tabarani; Hafiz Ibn Hajr is silent on the narrators in this chain. Fath-ul-Bari) In another narration: Abu Barza (may Allah be pleased with him) did not want bloodshed amongst Muslimeen. (Fath-ul-Bari) Umar bin Abdul Aziz and Muslimeen: Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: O! You old woman, do not deceive Muslimeen (in the matter of milk). (Kanz-ul-Ammaal Vol.14 pg.25) Now, proven that, in the era of Umar bin Abdul Aziz, too, there were Muslimeen. Now that was the eras of twelve Caliphs and the existence of Muslimeen. In the following lines there are some more proofs: Mohammad bin Maslama and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I know a person who would not be harmed by any turmoil and by this I mean Mohammad bin Maslama. Then we came to Madina, we saw a camp in which Mohammad bin Maslama Ansari was present. I questioned him about this. He replied: I could not live in any of these cities, until and unless this turmoil moved away from Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Mustadrak Hakim Vol.3 pg.434 declared Sahih by him and Imam Zahabi) Mohammad bin Maslama during the time of Muavia (may Allah be pleased with him) abstained from Muavia because of turmoil and trial. And almost in that time got martyred. Rabi bin Khaseem and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Rabi bin Khaseem said: And that he may wish well for Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Baihaqi Vol.6 pg.287 with a Sahih Sanad) Rabi bin Khaseem died in the era of Yazeed bin Muavia. (Tazkiratul Haffaz Vol.1 pg.58) Imam Makhool and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Narrated Imam Makhool (may Allah have mercy on him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: A person who left Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen, there would be no Salaah accepted of him unless he returned to them. (Saeed Ibn Mansoor Vol.2 pg.195; Ibn Hibban declared it Sahih) The above narration is Mursal Hasan and strengthens the above quoted narrations. Abu Usman Al-Nahdi and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Imam Abu Usman Al-Nahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: And the real thing is well wishing for Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Shuab-ul-Imaan Vol.6 pg.26) Abu Usman in explanation of "Wa Aimmatul Muslimeen wa Aammata-hum" narrated the above mentioned words. This hadith is also present in Sahih Muslim. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) Bequests to be a Muslim. Mohammad bin Seereen while remembering the bequest of Yaqoob (Alaihi-Salaam) in the Quran, bequests to be a Muslim: O my sons! Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion; therefore die not unless you are Muslimeen. And he asserted that the first bequest made by Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was the same. (Ibn abi Shaiba Vol.11 pg.232, Darmi pg.411). Narrated Abdullah Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him): Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: No Muslim is to be killed, who says there is no Ilah but Allah and Mohammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) is His messenger, but the one who commits any one of these three (should be killed): 1.      Man for a man. 2.      Married adulterator, and 3.      The one who abandons Deen or leaves the Jamaah. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.15 pg.221) In this hadith does the word Jamaah mean any other Jamaah than Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen? Ibn Hajr says Jamaah means Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: By Jamaah it means Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.15 pg.221) Imam Qartabi says Jamaah means Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: The definition of the one who leaves Jamaah is the one who leaves Islam, because a person becomes apostate if he leaves Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen, except for the person who has left Jamaah but returned to it (he will not become apostate). (Fath-ul-Bari Vol.15 pg.222) The above statements of the scholars state that according to them Jamaah means Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Imam Khattabi and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: And Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen is most excellent. (Abu Ya'ala Vol.2 pg.478) Nasiruddin Albani and Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen: Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) said: On you Jamaah is compulsory. (Narrated Ahmad Vol.5 pg.180) Nasiruddin Al-Albani in an explanation of Jamaah said: Adhering to the ordinary people of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. (Mishkaat Vol.1 pg.65) Companions of Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) called themselves Muslimeen: Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We are Muslimeen because we have heard the companions of Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) declaring so. (Ibn Abi Shaiba Vol.11 pg.36 with a Sahih Sanad) By all, whether Prophet Muhammad (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) or his companions, Tabaeen or Taba-Tabaeen, Muhadditheen or scholars, the true Jamaah near to them is Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen. Therefore it is our humble request to every person who believes in Allah and His Prophet (SallAllah-u-Alaihi-Wa-Sallam) to join Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen and end all sectarianism.

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