Volume 1, Book 12, Number 828:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Had Allah’s Apostle known what the women were doing, he would have forbidden them from go –
ing to the mosque as the women of Bani Israel had been forbidden. Yahya bin Said (a sub-narrator)
asked ‘Amra (another sub-narrator), “Were the women of Bani Israel forbidden?” She replied “Yes.”
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Volume 1, Book 12, Number 829:
Narrated Um Salama:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle completed the prayer with Taslim, the women used to get up immedi –
ately and Allah’s Apostle would remain at his place for someone before getting up. (The sub-narrator
(Az-Zuhri) said, “We think, and Allah knows better, that he did so, so that the women might leave
before men could get in touch with them).”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 814:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should re –
main in his house.” (Jabir bin ‘Abdullah, in another narration said, “Once a big pot containing cooked
vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet asked, ‘What is in
it?’ He was told all the names of the vegetables that were in it. The Prophet ordered that it should be
brought near to some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet saw it he disliked to
eat it and said, ‘Eat. (I don’t eat) for I converse with those whom you don’t converse with (i.e. the an –
gels).”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 815:
Narrated ‘Abdul ‘Aziz:
A man asked Anas, “What did you hear from the Prophet about garlic?” He said, “The Prophet said,
‘Whoever has eaten this plant should neither come near us nor pray with us.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 816:
Narrated Sulaiman Ash-Shaibam:
I heard Ash-Sha’bi saying, “A person who was accompanying the Prophet passed by a grave that
was separated from the other graves told me that the Prophet once led the people in the (funeral)
prayer and the people had aligned behind him. I said, “O Aba ‘Amr! Who told you about it?” He said,
“Ibn Abbas.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 817:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, “Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the
age of puberty.”
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 818:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
One night I slept at the house of my aunt Maimuna and the Prophet slept (too). He got up (for
prayer) in the last hours of the night and performed a light ablution from a hanging leather skin.
(‘Amr, the sub-narrator described that the ablution was very light). Then he stood up for prayer and
I got up too and performed the ablution in the same way and joined him on his left side. He pulled
me to the right and prayed as much as Allah will. Then he lay down and slept and I heard his breath
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sounds till the Mu’adh-dhin came to him to inform him about the (Fajr) prayer. He left with him for
the prayer and prayed without repeating the ablution. (Sufyan the subnarrator said: We said to ‘Amr,
“Some people say, ‘The eyes of the Prophet sleep but his heart never sleeps.’ ” ‘Amr said, “‘Ubai bin
‘Umar said, ‘The dreams of the Prophets are Divine Inspirations. Then he recited, ‘(O my son), I have
seen in dream that I was slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice).”) (37.102)
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 819:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
My grandmother Mulaika invited Allah’s Apostle for a meal which she had prepared specially for
him. He ate some of it and said, “Get up. I shall lead you in the prayer.” I brought a mat that had be –
come black owing to excessive use and I sprinkled water on it. Allah’s Apostle stood on it and prayed
two Rakat; and the orphan was with me (in the first row), and the old lady stood behind us.