Volume 7, Book 63, Number 221:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa’idi:
(a companion of Allah’s Apostle) Allah’s Apostle, holding out his middle and index fingers, said,
“My advent and the Hour’s are like this (or like these),” namely, the period between his era and the
Hour is like the distance between those two fingers, i.e., very short.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 205:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Barira’s husband was a black slave called Mughith, the slave of Bani so-and-so– as if I am seeing
him now, walking behind her along the streets of Medina.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 206:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
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Barira’s husband was a slave called Mughith, as if I am seeing him now, going behind Barira and
weeping with his tears flowing down his beard. The Prophet said to ‘Abbas, “O ‘Abbas ! are you not
astonished at the love of Mughith for Barira and the hatred of Barira for Mughith?” The Prophet then
said to Barira, “Why don’t you return to him?” She said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Do you order me to do
so?” He said, “No, I only intercede for him.” She said, “I am not in need of him.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 207:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
Aisha intended to buy Barira, but her masters stipulated that her wala wound be for them. Aisha
mentioned that to the Prophet who said (to ‘Aisha), “Buy and manumit her, for the wala is for the one
who manumits.” Once some me; was brought to the Prophet and was said, “This meat was given in
charity to Barira. ” The Prophet said, “It an object of charity for Barira and present for us.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 208:
Narrated Adam:
Shu’ba relate the same Hadith and added: Barira was given the option regarding her husband
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 209:
Narrated Nafi’:
Whenever Ibn ‘Umar was asked about marrying a Christian lady or a Jewess, he would say: “Allah
has made it unlawful for the believers to marry ladies who ascribe partners in worship to Allah, and
I do not know of a greater thing, as regards to ascribing partners in worship, etc. to Allah, than that a
lady should say that Jesus is her Lord although he is just one of Allah’s slaves.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 210:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The pagans were of two kinds as regards their relationship to the Prophet and the Believers. Some
of them were those with whom the Prophet was at war and used to fight against, and they used to
fight him; the others were those with whom the Prophet made a treaty, and neither did the Prophet
fight them, nor did they fight him. If a lady from the first group of pagans emigrated towards the
Muslims, her hand would not be asked in marriage unless she got the menses and then became
clean. When she became clean, it would be lawful for her to get married, and if her husband emig –
rated too before she got married, then she would be returned to him. If any slave or female slave
emigrated from them to the Muslims, then they would be considered free persons (not slaves) and
they would have the same rights as given to other emigrants. The narrator then mentioned about the
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pagans involved with the Muslims in a treaty, the same as occurs in Mujahid’s narration. If a male
slave or a female slave emigrated from such pagans as had made a treaty with the Muslims, they
would not be returned, but their prices would be paid (to the pagans). Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: Qariba,
the daughter of Abi Umaiyya, was the wife of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab. ‘Umar divorced her and then
Mu’awiyya bin Abi Sufyan married her. Similarly, Um Al-Hakam, the daughter of Abi Sufyan was the
wife of ‘Iyad bin Ghanm Al-Fihri. He divorced her and then ‘Abdullah bin ‘Uthman Al-Thaqafi mar –
ried her.
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 211:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) When believing women came to the Prophet as emigrants, he used to test
them in accordance with the order of Allah. ‘O you who believe! When believing women come to
you as emigrants, examine them . . .’ (60.10) So if anyone of those believing women accepted the
above mentioned conditions, she accepted the conditions of faith. When they agreed on those condi –
tions and confessed that with their tongues, Allah’s Apostle would say to them, “Go, I have accepted
your oath of allegiance (for Islam). By Allah, and hand of Allah’s Apostle never touched the hand of
any woman, but he only used to take their pledge of allegiance orally. By Allah, Allah’s Apostle did
not take the pledge of allegiance of the women except in accordance with what Allah had ordered
him. When he accepted their pledge of allegiance he would say to them, “I have accepted your oath
of allegiance.”