Volume 6, Book 61, Number 539:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet said, “Your life in comparison to the lifetime of the past nations is like the period
between the time of ‘Asr prayer and sunset. Your example and the example of the Jews and Christi –
ans is that of person who employed laborers and said to them, “Who will work for me till the middle
of the day for one Qirat (a special weight)?’ The Jews did. He then said, “Who will work for me from
the middle of the day till the ‘Asr prayer for one Qirat each?” The Christians worked accordingly.
Then you (Muslims) are working from the bar prayer till the Maghrib prayer for two Qirats each.
They (the Jews and the Christians) said, ‘We did more labor but took less wages.’ He (Allah) said,
‘Have I wronged you in your rights?’ They replied, ‘No.’ Then He said, ‘This is My Blessing which I
give to whom I wish.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 524:
Narrated ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud):
By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Al –
lah’s Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah’s Book
but I know about whom
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 540:
Narrated Talha:
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I asked ‘Abdullah bin Abi ‘Aufa, “Did the Prophet make a will (to appoint his successor or bequeath
wealth)?” He replied, “No.” I said, “How is it prescribed then for the people to make wills, and they are
ordered to do so while the Prophet did not make any will?” He said, “He made a will wherein he re –
commended Allah’s Book.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 525:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas bin Malik: “Who collected the Qur’an at the time of the Prophet ?” He replied, “Four,
all of whom were from the Ansar: Ubai bin Ka’b, Mu’adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 526:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the Prophet died, none had collected the Qur’an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda’. Mu’adh
bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring .
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 527:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
‘Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur’an) yet we leave some of what he
recites.’ Ubai says, ‘PI have taken it from the mouth of Allah’s Apostle and will not leave for anything
whatever.” But Allah said
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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 528:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Mu’alla:
While I was praying, the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say: ‘O you who believe! Give your response to Allah
(by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you’?” (8.24)
He then said, “Shall I not teach you the most superior Surah in the Qur’an?” He said, ‘(It is),
‘Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ‘ (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly
recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur’an which was given to me.”
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 529:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
While we were on one of our journeys, we dismounted at a place where a slave girl came and
said, “The chief of this tribe has been stung by a scorpion and our men are not present; is there any –
body among you who can treat him (by reciting something)?” Then one of our men went along with
her though we did not think that he knew any such treatment. But he treated the chief by reciting
something, and the sick man recovered whereupon he gave him thirty sheep and gave us milk to
drink (as a reward). When he returned, we asked our friend, “Did you know how to treat with the
recitation of something?” He said, “No, but I treated him only with the recitation of the Mother of the
Book (i.e., Al-Fatiha).” We said, “Do not say anything (about it) till we reach or ask the Prophet so
when we reached Medina, we mentioned that to the Prophet (in order to know whether the sheep
which we had taken were lawful to take or not). The Prophet said, “How did he come to know that it
(Al-Fatiha) could be used for treatment? Distribute your reward and assign for me one share thereof
as well.”