Volume 8, Book 73, Number 182:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle was on a journey and he had a black slave called Anjasha, and he was driving the
camels (very fast, and there were women riding on those camels). Allah’s Apostle said, “Waihaka
(May Allah be merciful to you), O Anjasha! Drive slowly (the camels) with the glass vessels
(women)!”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 163:
Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr:
Abu Bakr came with a guest or some guests, but he stayed late at night with the Prophet and when
he came, my mother said (to him), “Have you been detained from your guest or guests tonight?” He
said, “Haven’t you served the supper to them?” She replied, “We presented the meal to him (or to
them), but he (or they) refused to eat.” Abu Bakr became angry, rebuked me and invoked Allah to
cause (my) ears to be cut and swore not to eat of it!” I hid myself, and he called me, “O ignorant
(boy)!” Abu Bakr’s wife swore that she would not eat of it and so the guests or the guest swore that
they would not eat of it till he ate of it. Abu Bakr said, “All that happened was from Satan.” So he
asked for the meals and ate of it, and so did they. Whenever they took a handful of the meal, the meal
grew (increased) from underneath more than that mouthful. He said (to his wife), “O, sister of Bani
Firas! What is this?” She said, “O, pleasure of my eyes! The meal is now more than it had been before
we started eating” So they ate of it and sent the rest of that meal to the Prophet. It is said that the
Prophet also ate of it.
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 164:
Narrated Rafi bin Khadij and Sahl bin Abu Hathma:
‘Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas’ud went to Khaibar and they dispersed in the gardens
of the date-palm trees. ‘Abdullah bin Sahl was murdered. Then ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, Huwaiyisa
and Muhaiyisa, the two sons of Mas’ud, came to the Prophet and spoke about the case of their
(murdered) friend. ‘Abdur-Rahman who was the youngest of them all, started talking. The Prophet
said, “Let the older (among you) speak first.” So they spoke about the case of their (murdered) friend.
The Prophet said, “Will fifty of you take an oath whereby you will have the right to receive the blood
money of your murdered man,” (or said, “..your companion”). They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The
murder was a thing we did not witness.” The Prophet said, “Then the Jews will release you from the
oath, if fifty of them (the Jews) should take an oath to contradict your claim.” They said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! They are disbelievers (and they will take a false oath).” Then Allah’s Apostle himself paid the
blood money to them.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 165:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Inform me of a tree which resembles a Muslim, giving its fruits at every sea –
son by the permission of its Lord, and the leaves of which do not fall.” I thought of the date-palm
tree, but I disliked to speak because Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were present there. When nobody spoke,
the Prophet said, “It is the date-palm tree” When I came out with my father, I said, “O father! It came
to my mind that it was the date-palm tree.” He said, “What prevented you from saying it?” Had you
said it, it would have been more dearer to me than such-and-such a thing (fortune).” I said, “Nothing
prevented me but the fact that neither you nor Abu Bakr spoke, so I disliked to speak (in your pres –
ence).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 166:
Narrated Ubai bin Ka’b:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Some poetry contains wisdom.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 167:
Narrated Jundub:
While the Prophet was walking, a stone hit his foot and stumbled and his toe was injured. He then
(quoting a poetic verse) said, “You are not more than a toe which
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 168:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, i.e. ‘Verily,
everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam ‘
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 169:
Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa:
We went out with Allah’s Apostle to Khaibar and we travelled during the night. A man amongst
the people said to ‘Amir bin Al-Aqwa’, “Won’t you let us hear your poetry?” ‘Amir was a poet, and so
he got down and started (chanting Huda) reciting for the people, poetry that keep pace with the
camel’s foot steps, saying, “O Allah! Without You we would not have been guided on the right path,
neither would we have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So please forgive us what we
have committed. Let all of us be sacrificed for Your cause and when we meet our enemy, make our
feet firm and bestow peace and calmness on us and if they (our enemy) will call us towards an un –
just thing we will refuse.
The infidels have made a hue and cry to ask others help against us. Allah’s Apostle said, “Who is
that driver (of the camels)?” They said, “He is ‘Amir bin Al-Aqwa.”‘ He said, “May Allah bestow His
mercy on him.” A man among the people said, Has Martyrdom been granted to him, O Allah’s Proph –
et! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer.” We reached (the people of) Khaibar and be –
sieged them till we were stricken with severe hunger but Allah helped the Muslims conquer Khaibar.
In the evening of its conquest the people made many fires. Allah’s Apostle asked, “What are those
fires? For what are you making fires?” They said, “For cooking meat.” He asked, “What kind of meat?”
They said, “Donkeys’ meat.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Throw away the meat and break the cooking pots.” A
man said, O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we throw away the meat and wash the cooking pots?” He said,
“You can do that too.” When the army files aligned in rows (for the battle), ‘Amir’s sword was a short
one, and while attacking a Jew with it in order to hit him, the sharp edge of the sword turned back
and hit ‘Amir’s knee and caused him to die.
When the Muslims returned (from the battle), Salama said, Allah’s Apostle saw me pale and said,
‘What is wrong with you?”‘ I said, “Let my parents be sacrificed for you! The people claim that all the
deeds of Amir have been annulled.” The Prophet asked, “Who said so?” I replied, “So-and-so and so-
and-so and Usaid bin Al-Hudair Al-Ansari said, ‘Whoever says so is telling a lie. Verily, ‘Amir will
have double reward.”‘ (While speaking) the Prophet put two of his fingers together to indicate that,
and added, “He was really a hard-working man and a Mujahid (devout fighter in Allah’s Cause) and
rarely have there lived in it (i.e., Medina or the battle-field) an “Arab like him.”
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