Volume 4, Book 54, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, “A good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream is from Satan; so if anyone
of you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he should spit on his left side and should seek Refuge
with Allah from its evil, for then it will not harm him.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 514:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “If one says one-hundred times in one day: “None has the right to be wor –
shipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all
the Praises, and He has power over all things (i.e. Omnipotent)”, one will get the reward of manumit –
ting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will be written in his account, and one-hundred bad
deeds will be wiped off or erased from his account, and on that day he will be protected from the
morning till evening from Satan, and nobody will be superior to him except one who has done more
than that which he has done.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 515:
Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas:
Once Umar asked the leave to see Allah’s Apostle in whose company there were some Quraishi
women who were talking to him and asking him for more financial support raising their voices.
When ‘Umar asked permission to enter the women got up (quickly) hurrying to screen themselves.
When Allah’s Apostle admitted ‘Umar, Allah’s Apostle was smiling, ‘Umar asked, “O Allah’s Apostle!
May Allah keep you gay always.” Allah’s Apostle said, “I am astonished at these women who were
with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened to screen themselves.” ‘Umar said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! You have more right to be feared by them.” Then he addressed (those women) saying, “O en –
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emies of your own souls! Do you fear me and not Allah’s Apostle ?” They replied. “Yes, for you are a
fearful and fierce man as compared with Allah’s Apostle.” On that Allah’s Apostle said (to ‘Umar), “By
Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Satan sees you taking a path, he follows a path other than
yours.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 516:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the ablution, he should wash
his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper
part of his nose all the night.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 517:
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Sasaa Ansari:
That Abu Said Al-Khudri said to his father. “I see you are fond of sheep and the desert, so when
you want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice with it for whoever will hear the Adhan whether
a human being, or a Jinn, or anything else, will bear witness, in favor on the Day of Resurrection.”
Abu Said added, “I have heard this from Allah’s Apostle .”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 518:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on the pulpit saying, “Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-
Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white lines on its back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or
mutilated tail) for they destroy the sight of one’s eyes and bring about abortion.” (‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar
further added): Once while I was chasing a snake in order, to kill it, Abu Lubaba called me saying:
“Don’t kill it,” I said. “Allah’s Apostle ordered us to kill snakes.” He said, “But later on he prohibited the
killing of snakes living in the houses.” (Az-Zubri said. “Such snakes are called Al-Awamir.”)
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 519:
Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri:
Allah’s Apostle said, “There will come a time when the best property of a man will be sheep which
he will graze on the tops of mountains and the places where rain falls (i.e. pastures) escaping to pro –
tect his religion from afflictions.”
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Volume 4, Book 54, Number 520:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The main source of disbelief is in the east. Pride and arrogance are character –
istics of the owners of horses and camels, and those bedouins who are busy with their camels and
pay no attention to Religion; while modesty and gentleness are the characteristics of the owners of
sheep.”