Volume 1, Book 3, Number 126:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amar:
I saw the Prophet near the Jamra and the people were asking him questions (about religious prob –
lems). A man asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have slaughtered the Hadi (animal) before doing the Rami.”
The Prophet replied, “Do the Rami (now) and there is no harm.” Another person asked, “O Allah’s
Apostle! I got my head shaved before slaughtering the animal.” The Prophet replied, “Do the
slaughtering (now) and there is no harm.” So on that day, when the Prophet was asked about any –
thing as regards the ceremonies of Hajj performed before or after its due time his reply was, “Do it
(now) and there is no harm.”
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Volume 1, Book 3, Number 121:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah’s Apostle . I have propagated one of them to
you and if I propagated the second, then my pharynx (throat) would be cut (i.e. killed).
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Volume 1, Book 3, Number 122:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wida’: Let the people keep quiet and listen. Then he said
(addressing the people), “Do not (become infidels) revert to disbelief after me by striking the necks
(cutting the throats) of one another (killing each other).”
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 123:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn ‘Abbas, “Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the
Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses.” Ibn ‘Abbas remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauf)
was a liar.
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 124:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka’b:
The Prophet said, “Once the Prophet Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. He was asked,
“Who is the most learned man amongst the people. He said, “I am the most learned.” Allah admon –
ished Moses as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So Allah inspired to him “At
the junction of the two seas there is a slave amongst my slaves who is more learned than you.” Moses
said, “O my Lord! How can I meet him?” Allah said: Take a fish in a large basket (and proceed) and
you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish. So Moses set out along with his (servant)
boy, Yusha’ bin Nuin and carried a fish in a large basket till they reached a rock, where they laid
their heads (i.e. lay down) and slept. The fish came out of the basket and it took its way into the sea as
in a tunnel. So it was an amazing thing for both Moses and his (servant) boy. They proceeded for the
rest of that night and the following day. When the day broke, Moses said to his (servant) boy: “Bring
us our early meal. No doubt, we have suffered much fatigue in this journey.” Moses did not get tired
till he passed the place about which he was told. There the (servant) boy told Moses, “Do you remem –
ber when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish.” Moses remarked, “That is what
we have been seeking. So they went back retracing their foot-steps, till they reached the rock. There
they saw a man covered with a garment (or covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted
him. Al-Khadir replied saying, “How do people greet each other in your land?” Moses said, “I am
Moses.” He asked, “The Moses of Bani Israel?” Moses replied in the affirmative and added, “May I fol –
low you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you have been taught.” Al-Khadir replied,
“Verily! You will not be able to remain patient with me, O Moses! I have some of the knowledge of
Allah which He has taught me and which you do not know, while you have some knowledge which
Allah has taught you which I do not know.” Moses said, “Allah willing, you will find me patient and I
will not disobey you in aught. So both of them set out walking along the sea-shore, as they did not
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have a boat. In the meantime a boat passed by them and they requested the crew of the boat to take
them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and took them on board without fare. Then a spar –
row came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice in the sea. Al-Khadir
said: “O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah’s knowledge except as
much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak.” Al-Khadir went to one of the
planks of the boat and plucked it out. Moses said, “These people gave us a free lift but you have
broken their boat and scuttled it so as to drown its people.” Al-Khadir replied, “Didn’t I tell you that
you will not be able to remain patient with me.” Moses said, “Call me not to account for what I for –
got.” The first (excuse) of Moses was that he had forgotten. Then they proceeded further and found a
boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the boy’s head from the top and plucked it out
with his hands (i.e. killed him). Moses said, “Have you killed an innocent soul who has killed none.”
Al-Kha,dir replied, “Did I not tell you that you cannot remain patient with me?” Then they both pro –
ceeded till when they came to the people of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to en –
tertain them. Then they found there a wall on the point of collapsing. Al-Khadir repaired it with his
own hands. Moses said, “If you had wished, surely you could have taken wages for it.” Al-Khadir
replied, “This is the parting between you and me.” The Prophet added, “May Allah be Merciful to
Moses! Would that he could have been more patient to learn more about his story with Al-Khadir. “
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 125:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man came to the Prophet and asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What kind of fighting is in Allah’s
cause? (I ask this), for some of us fight because of being enraged and angry and some for the sake of
his pride and haughtiness.” The Prophet raised his head (as the questioner was standing) and said,
“He who fights so that Allah’s Word (Islam) should be superior, then he fights in Allah’s cause.”
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 111:
Narrated Ash-Sha’bi:
Abu Juhaifa said, “I asked Ali, ‘Have you got any book (which has been revealed to the Prophet
apart from the Qur’an)?’ ‘Ali replied, ‘No, except Allah’s Book or the power of understanding which
has been bestowed (by Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).’
Abu Juhaifa said, “I asked, ‘What is (written) in this sheet of paper?’ Ali replied, it deals with The
Diyya (compensation (blood money) paid by the killer to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for
the releasing of the captives from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be
killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a disbeliever).
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 112:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza’a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith
in revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet about it. So he rode his
Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, “Allah held back the killing from
Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet said “elephant or killing,” as the Arabic
words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the
believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca
was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it
was made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is
not allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqatt (fallen things)
except by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then
his closest relative has the right to choose one of the two– the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation
having the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Get
that written for me.” The Prophet ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from
Quraish said, “Except Al-Iqhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Allah’s Apostle, as we use it
in our houses and graves.” The Prophet said, “Except Al-Idhkhiri.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be
plucked.”
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