Volume 6 Book 60 Hadith 354

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 354:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Allah created His creation, and when He had finished it, the womb, got up and
caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, “What is the matter?’ On that, it said, ‘I seek refuge with
you from those who sever the ties of Kith and kin.’ On that Allah said, ‘Will you be satisfied if I be –
stow My favors on him who keeps your ties, and withhold My favors from him who severs your
ties?’ On that it said, ‘Yes, O my Lord!’ Then Allah said, ‘That is for you.’ ” Abu Huraira added: If you
wish, you can recite: “Would you then if you were given the authority. do mischief in the land and
sever your ties of kinship. (47. 22)

Volume 6 Book 60 Hadith 341

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 341:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
There gathered near the House (i.e. the Ka’ba) two Quraishi persons and a person from Thaqif (or
two persons from Thaqif and one from Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but very little
intelligence. One of them said, “Do you think that Allah hears what we say?” Another said, “He hears
us when we talk in a loud voice, but He doesn’t hear us when we talk in a low tone.” The third said,
“If He can hear when we talk in a loud tone, then He can also hear when we speak in a low tone.”
Then Allah, the Honorable, the Majestic revealed:
‘And you have not been screening against yourself lest your ears, and eyes and your skins should
testify against you….’ (41.22-23)

Volume 6 Book 60 Hadith 357

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 357:
Narrated Aslam:
While Allah’s Apostle was proceeding at night during one of his journeys and ‘Umar bin Al-Khat –
tab was traveling beside him, ‘Umar asked him about something but Allah’s Apostle did not reply. He
asked again, but he did not reply, and then he asked (for the third time) but he did not reply. On that,
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said to himself, “Thakilat Ummu ‘Umar (May ‘Umar’s mother lose her son)! I
asked Allah’s Apostle three times but he did not reply.” ‘Umar then said, “I made my camel run faster
and went ahead of the people, and I was afraid that some Qur’anic Verses might be revealed about
me. But before getting involved in any other matter. I heard somebody calling me. I said to myself, ‘I
fear that some Qur’anic Verses have been revealed about me,’ and so I went to Allah’s Apostle and
greeted him.
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He (Allah’s Apostle ) said, ‘Tonight a Sura has been revealed to me, and it is dearer to me than that
on which the sun rises (i.e. the world)’ Then he recited: “Verily, We have given you a manifest vic –
tory.” (48.1)

Volume 6 Book 60 Hadith 343

Volume 6, Book 60, Number 343:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
That he was asked (regarding):
“Except to be kind to me for my Kinship with you.’ (42.23) Said bin Zubair (who was present then)
said, “It means here (to show what is due for) the relatives of Muhammad.” On that Ibn Abbas said:
you have hurried in giving the answer! There was no branch of the tribe of Quraish but the Prophet
had relatives therein. The Prophet said, “I do not want anything from (you ) except to be Kind to me
for my Kinship with you.”
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