Volume 4, Book 52, Number 278:
Narrated Salama:
I went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave
of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf met me. I said to him, “Woe to you! What brought you here?” He replied,
“The she-camels of the Prophet have been taken away.” I said, “Who took them?” He said, “Ghatafan
and Fazara.” So, I sent three cries, “O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !” so loudly that made the people in
between its (i.e. Medina’s) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken
the camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, “I am the son of Al-Akwa”; and today
perish the mean people!” So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could
drink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet met me, I said, “O Allah’s Apostle Those
people are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase
them.” The Prophet said, “O son of Al-Akwa’, you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive
(them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 246:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse to be ridden in Allah’s Cause and then he found it being sold.
He intended to purchase it. So, he consulted Allah’s Apostle who said, “Don’t buy it and don’t take
back your gift of charity.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 262:
Narrated Jarir:
Allah’s Apostles said to me, “Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house
(of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath’am called Al-Ka’ba Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with
one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It
happened that I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet , stroke me over my chest till I saw his
finger-marks over my chest, he said, ‘O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly
guided man.’ ” Jarir proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a mes –
senger to Allah’s Apostle informing him of that. Jarir’s messenger said, “By Him Who has sent you
with the Truth, I did not come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel (i.e. com –
pletely marred and spoilt).” Jarir added, “The Prophet asked for Allah’s Blessings for the horses and
the men of Ahmas five times.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 247:
Narrated Aslam:
I heard ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab saying, “I gave a horse to be ridden in Allah’s Cause and the person
who got it intended to sell it or neglected it. So, I wanted to buy it as I thought he would sell it cheap.
I consulted the Prophet who said, “Do not buy it even if for one Dirham, because he who takes back
his gift is like a dog swallowing its vomit.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 263:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet burnt the date-palms of Bani An-Nadir.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 248:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
A man came to the Prophet asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet asked him,
“Are your parents alive?” He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet said to him, “Then exert yourself
in their service.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 249:
Narrated Abu Bashir Al-Ansari:
That he was in the company of Allah’s Apostle on some of his journeys. (The sub-narrator ‘Abdul –
lah adds, “I think that Abu Bashir also said, ‘And the people were at their sleeping places.”) Allah’s
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Apostle sent a messenger ordering: “There shall not remain any necklace of string or any other kind
of necklace round the necks of camels except it is cut off.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 250:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
That he heard the Prophet saying, “It is not permissible for a man to be alone with a woman, and
no lady should travel except with a Muhram (i.e. her husband or a person whom she cannot marry
in any case for ever; e.g. her father, brother, etc.).” Then a man got up and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I
have enlisted in the army for such-and-such Ghazwa and my wife is proceeding for Hajj.” Allah’s
Apostle said, “Go, and perform the Hajj with your wife.”