Volume 2, Book 23, Number 483:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah’s Apostle died and Abu Bakr became the caliph some Arabs renegade (reverted to dis –
belief) (Abu Bakr decided to declare war against them), ‘Umar, said to Abu Bakr, “How can you fight
with these people although Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight the people till
they say: “None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and whoever said it then he will save his
life and property from me except on trespassing the law (rights and conditions for which he will be
punished justly), and his accounts will be with Allah.’ ” Abu Bakr said, “By Allah! I will fight those
who differentiate between the prayer and the Zakat as Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken
from the property (according to Allah’s orders) By Allah! If they refuse to pay me even a she-kid
which they used to pay at the time of Allah’s Apostle . I would fight with them for withholding it”
Then ‘Umar said, “By Allah, it was nothing, but Allah opened Abu Bakr’s chest towards the decision
(to fight) and I came to know that his decision was right.”
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Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 467:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah
Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an animal delivers a
perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 468:
Narrated Samura bin Jundab:
Whenever the Prophet finished the (morning) prayer, he would face us and ask, “Who amongst
you had a dream last night?” So if anyone had seen a dream he would narrate it. The Prophet would
say: “Ma sha’a-llah” (An Arabic maxim meaning literally, ‘What Allah wished,’ and it indicates a good
omen.) One day, he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied in the negative.
The Prophet said, “But I had seen (a dream) last night that two men came to me, caught hold of my
hands, and took me to the Sacred Land (Jerusalem). There, I saw a person sitting and another stand –
ing with an iron hook in his hand pushing it inside the mouth of the former till it reached the jaw-
bone, and then tore off one side of his cheek, and then did the same with the other side; in the mean-
time the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated the same operation again.
I said, ‘What is this?’ They told me to proceed on and we went on till we came to a man Lying flat on
his back, and another man standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece of rock, and crushing the
head of the Lying man, with that stone. Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled away.
The man went to pick it up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed head had returned to
its normal state and the man came back and struck him again (and so on). I said, ‘Who is this?’ They
told me to proceed on; so we proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven; with a narrow top and
wide bottom, and the fire was kindling underneath that hole. Whenever the fire-flame went up, the
people were lifted up to such an extent that they about to get out of it, and whenever the fire got
quieter, the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in it. I said, ‘Who is
this?’ They told me to proceed on. So we proceeded on till we reached a river of blood and a man was
in it, and another man was standing at its bank with stones in front of him, facing the man standing
in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to come out, the other one threw a stone in his
mouth and caused him to retreat to his original position; and so whenever he wanted to come out
the other would throw a stone in his mouth, and he would retreat to his original position. I asked,
‘What is this?’ They told me to proceed on and we did so till we reached a well-flourished green
garden having a huge tree and near its root was sitting an old man with some children. (I saw) An –
other man near the tree with fire in front of him and he was kindling it up. Then they (i.e. my two
companions) made me climb up the tree and made me enter a house, better than which I have ever
seen. In it were some old men and young men, women and children.
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Then they took me out of this house and made me climb up the tree and made me enter another
house that was better and superior (to the first) containing old and young people. I said to them (i.e.
my two companions), ‘You have made me ramble all the night. Tell me all about that I have seen.’
They said, ‘Yes. As for the one whose cheek you saw being torn away, he was a liar and he used to tell
lies, and the people would report those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So, he
will be punished like that till the Day of Resurrection.
The one whose head you saw being crushed is the one whom Allah had given the knowledge of
Quran (i.e. knowing it by heart) but he used to sleep at night (i.e. he did not recite it then) and did
not use to act upon it (i.e. upon its orders etc.) by day; and so this punishment will go on till the Day
of Resurrection. And those you saw in the hole (like oven) were adulterers (those men and women
who commit illegal sexual intercourse). And those you saw in the river of blood were those dealing
in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base of the tree was Abraham and the little
children around him were the offspring of the people. And the one who was kindling the fire was
Malik, the gate-keeper of the Hell-fire. And the first house in which you have gone was the house of
the common believers, and the second house was of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this is Michael.
Raise your head.’ I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over me. They said, ‘That is your
place.’ I said, ‘Let me enter my place.’ They said, ‘You still have some life which you have not yet com –
pleted, and when you complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then enter your place.’ “
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 469:
Narrated Hisham’s father:
Aisha said, “I went to Abu Bakr (during his fatal illness) and he asked me, ‘In how many garments
was the Prophet shrouded?’ She replied, ‘In three Sahuliya pieces of white cloth of cotton, and there
was neither a shirt nor a turban among them.’ Abu Bakr further asked her, ‘On which day did the
Prophet die?’ She replied, ‘He died on Monday.’ He asked, ‘What is today?’ She replied, ‘Today is
Monday.’ He added, ‘I hope I shall die sometime between this morning and tonight.’ Then he looked
at a garment that he was wearing during his illness and it had some stains of saffron. Then he said,
‘Wash this garment of mine and add two more garments and shroud me in them.’ I said, ‘This is worn
out.’ He said, ‘A living person has more right to wear new clothes than a dead one; the shroud is only
for the body’s pus.’ He did not die till it was the night of Tuesday and was buried before the morning.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 470:
Narrated Aisha:
A man said to the Prophet (p.b.u.h), “My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived
she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?” The
Prophet replied in the affirmative.
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 471:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
During his sickness, Allah’s Apostle was asking repeatedly, “Where am I today? Where will I be to –
morrow?” And I was waiting for the day of my turn (impatiently). Then, when my turn came, Allah
took his soul away (in my lap) between my chest and arms and he was buried in my house.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 472:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle in his fatal illness said, “Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians, for they built the
places of worship at the graves of their prophets.” And if that had not been the case, then the
Prophet’s grave would have been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet ) was afraid, or
the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 473:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin ‘Aiyash:
Sufyan At-Tammar told me that he had seen the grave of the Prophet elevated and convex.