Volume 7, Book 70, Number 553:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven other things. He forbade
us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy, and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral
processions, visit the sick and greet everybody. (See Hadith No. 104)
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 554:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
Once I fell ill. The Prophet and Abu Bakr came walking to pay me a visit and found me uncon –
scious. The Prophet performed ablution and then poured the remaining water on me, and I came to
my senses to see the Prophet. I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What shall I do with my property? How shall
I dispose of (distribute) my property?” He did not reply till the Verse of inheritance was revealed.
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Volume 7, Book 70, Number 555:
Narrated ‘Ata bin Abi Rabah:
Ibn ‘Abbas said to me, “Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?” I said, “Yes.” He said,
“This black lady came to the Prophet and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes un –
covered; please invoke Allah for me.’ The Prophet said (to her), ‘If you wish, be patient and you will
have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.’ She said, ‘I will remain pa –
tient,’ and added, ‘but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become un –
covered.’ So he invoked Allah for her.”
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 556:
Narrated ‘Ata:
That he had seen Um Zafar, the tall black lady, at (holding) the curtain of the Ka’ba.
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 557:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Allah said, ‘If I deprive my slave of his two beloved things (i.e., his
eyes) and he remains patient, I will let him enter Paradise in compensation for them.'”
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 558:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When Allah’s Apostle emigrated to Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal got a fever. I entered upon them
and asked, “O my father! How are you? O Bilal! How are you?” Whenever fever attacked Abu Bakr,
he would recite the following poetic verses: ‘Everybody is staying alive among his people, yet death is
nearer to him than his shoe laces.” And whenever the fever deserted Bilal, he would recite (two poet –
ic lines): ‘Would that I could stay overnight in a valley wherein I would be surrounded by Idhkhir
and Jalil (two kinds of good smelling grass). Would that one day I would drink of the water of
Majinna and would that Shama and Tafil (two mountains at Mecca) would appear to me.’ Then I
came and informed Allah’s Apostle about that, whereupon he said, “O Allah! Make us love Medina as
much or more than we love Mecca. O Allah! Make it healthy and bless its Mudd and Sa for us, and
take away its fever and put it in Al’Juhfa.”
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 559:
Narrated Abu ‘Uthman:
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Usama bin Zaid said that while he. Sad and Ubai bin Ka’b were with the Prophet a daughter of the
Prophet sent a message to him, saying. ‘My daughter is dying; please come to us.” The Prophet sent
her his greetings and added “It is for Allah what He takes, and what He gives; and everything before
His sight has a limited period. So she should hope for Allah’s reward and remain patient.” She again
sent a message, beseeching him by Allah, to come. So the Prophet got up. and so did we (and went
there). The child was placed on his lap while his breath was irregular. Tears flowed from the eyes of
the Prophet. Sad said to him, “What is this, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said. “This Is Mercy which Allah
has embedded in the hearts of whomever He wished of His slaves. And Allah does not bestow His
Mercy, except on the merciful among His slaves. (See Hadith No. 373 Vol. 2)
Volume 7, Book 70, Number 560:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet went to visit a sick bedouin. Whenever the Prophet went to a patient, he used to say to
him, “Don’t worry, if Allah will, it will be expiation (for your sins):” The bedouin said, “You say expi –
ation? No, it is but a fever that is boiling or harassing an old man and will lead him to his grave
without his will.” The Prophet said, “Then, yes, it is so.”