Volume 4, Book 56, Number 768:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet used to talk so clearly that if somebody wanted to count the number of his words, he
could do so. Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair: ‘Aisha said (to me), “Don’t you wonder at Abu so-and-so
who came and sat by my dwelling and started relating the traditions of Allah’s Apostle intending to
let me hear that, while I was performing an optional prayer. He left before I finished my optional
prayer. Had I found him still there. I would have said to him, ‘Allah’s Apostle never talked so quickly
and vaguely as you do.’ “
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 784:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet used to stand by a tree or a date-palm on Friday. Then an Ansari woman or man said.
“O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we make a pulpit for you?” He replied, “If you wish.” So they made a pulpit
for him and when it was Friday, he proceeded towards the pulpit (for delivering the sermon). The
date-palm cried like a child! The Prophet descended (the pulpit) and embraced it while it continued
moaning like a child being quietened. The Prophet said, “It was crying for (missing) what it used to
hear of religious knowledge given near to it.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 769:
Narrated Abu Salama bin ‘Abdur-Rahman:
That he asked ‘Aisha “How was the prayer of Allah’s Apostle in the month of Ramadan?” She
replied, “He used not to pray more than eleven Rakat whether in Ramadan or in any other month. He
used to offer four Rakat, let alone their beauty and length, and then four Rakat, let alone their beauty
and length. Afterwards he would offer three Rakat. I said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Do you go to bed before
offering the Witr prayer?’ He said, ‘My eyes sleep, but my heart does not sleep.”‘
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 770:
Narrated Sharik bin ‘Abdullah bin Abi Namr:
I heard Anas bin Malik telling us about the night when the Prophet was made to travel from the
Ka’ba Mosque. Three persons (i.e. angels) came to the Prophet before he was divinely inspired was an
Aspostle), while he was sleeping in Al Masjid-ul-Haram. The first (of the three angels) said, “Which
of them is he?” The second said, “He is the best of them.” That was all that happened then, and he did
not see them till they came at another night and he perceived their presence with his heart, for the
eyes of the Prophet were closed when he was asleep, but his heart was not asleep (not unconscious).
This is characteristic of all the prophets: Their eyes sleep but their hearts do not sleep. Then Gabriel
took charge of the Prophet and ascended along with him to the Heaven.
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 771:
Narrated Imran bin Husain:
That they were with the Prophet on a journey. They travelled the whole night, and when dawn
approached, they took a rest and sleep overwhelmed them till the sun rose high in the sky. The first
to get up was Abu Bakr. Allah’s Apostles used not to be awakened from his sleep, but he would wake
up by himself. ‘Umar woke up and then Abu Bakr sat by the side of the Prophet’s head and started
saying: Allahu-Akbar raising his voice till the Prophet woke up, (and after traveling for a while) he
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dismounted and led us in the morning prayer. A man amongst the people failed to join us in the
prayer. When the Prophet had finished the prayer, he asked (the man), “O so-and-so! What preven –
ted you from offering the prayer with us?” He replied, “I am Junub,” Alllah’s Apostle ordered him to
perform Tayammam with clean earth. The man then offered the prayer. Allah’s Apostle ordered me
and a few others to go ahead of him. We had become very thirsty. While we were on our way (look –
ing for water), we came across a lady (riding an animal), hanging her legs between two water-skins.
We asked her, “Where can we get water?” She replied, “Oh ! There is no water.” We asked, “how far is
your house from the water?” She replied, “A distance of a day and a night travel.” We said, “Come on
to Allah’s Apostle, “She asked, “What is Allah’s Apostle ?” So we brought her to Allah’s Apostle against
her will, and she told him what she had told us before and added that she was the mother of
orphans. So the Prophet ordered that her two water-skins be brought and he rubbed the mouths of
the water-skins. As we were thirsty, we drank till we quenched our thirst and we were forty men.
We also filled all our waterskins and other utensils with water, but we did not water the camels. The
waterskin was so full that it was almost about to burst. The Prophet then said, “Bring what (foodstuff)
you have.” So some dates and pieces of bread were collected for the lady, and when she went to her
people, she said, “I have met either the greatest magician or a prophet as the people claim.” So Allah
guided the people of that village through that lady. She embraced Islam and they all embraced Islam.
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 772:
Narrated Anas:
A bowl of water was brought to the Prophet while he was at Az-Zawra. He placed his hand in it
and the water started flowing among his fingers. All the people performed ablution (with that
water). Qatada asked Anas, “How many people were you?” Anas replied, “Three hundred or nearly
three-hundred.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 773:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I saw Allah’s Apostle at the ‘time when the Asr prayer was due. Then the people were searching for
water for ablution but they could not find any. Then some water was brought to Allah’s Apostle and
he placed his hand in the pot and ordered the people to perform the ablution with the water. I saw
water flowing from underneath his fingers and the people started performing the ablution till all of
them did it.
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Narrated Anas bin Malik:
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The Prophet went out on one of his journeys with some of his companions. They went on walking
till the time of the prayer became due. They could not find water to perform the ablution. One of
them went away and brought a little amount of water in a pot. The Prophet took it and performed
the ablution, and then stretched his four fingers on to the pot and said (to the people), “Get up to per –
form the ablution.” They started performing the ablution till all of them did it, and they were seventy
or so persons.