Volume 8, Book 73, Number 73:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
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(who was one of the companions who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet underneath the
tree (Al-Hudaibiya)) Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam (i.e. if
somebody swears by saying that he is a non-Muslim e.g., a Jew or a Christian, etc.) in case he is
telling a lie, he is really so if his oath is false, and a person is not bound to fulfill a vow about a thing
which he does not possess. And if somebody commits suicide with anything in this world, he will be
tortured with that very thing on the Day of Resurrection; And if somebody curses a believer, then his
sin will be as if he murdered him; And whoever accuses a believer of Kufr (disbelief), then it is as if
he killed him.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 74:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surad:
A man from the companions of the Prophet said, “Two men abused each other in front of the
Prophet and one of them became angry and his anger became so intense that his face became
swollen and changed. The Prophet said, “I know a word the saying of which will cause him to relax if
he does say it.” Then a man went to him and informed him of the statement of the Prophet and said,
“Seek refuge with Allah from Satan.” On that, angry man said, ‘Do you find anything wrong with me?
Am I insane? Go away!”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 75:
Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:
Allah’s Apostle went out to inform the people about the (date of the Night of decree (Al-Qadr).
There happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet said, “I came out to inform you
about the Night of Al-Qadr, but as so-and-so and so-and-so quarrelled, so the news about it had
been taken away; and may be it was better for you. So look for it in the ninth, the seventh, or the fifth
(of the last ten days of Ramadan).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 76:
Narrated Ma’rur:
I saw Abu Dhar wearing a Burd (garment) and his slave too was wearing a Burd, so I said (to Abu
Dhar), “If you take this (Burda of your slave) and wear it (along with yours), you will have a nice suit
(costume) and you may give him another garment.” Abu Dhar said, “There was a quarrel between me
and another man whose mother was a non-Arab and I called her bad names. The man mentioned
(complained about) me to the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Did you abuse so-and-so?” I said, “Yes” He
said, “Did you call his mother bad names?” I said, “Yes”. He said, “You still have the traits of (the Pre-
lslamic period of) ignorance.” I said. “(Do I still have ignorance) even now in my old age?” He said,
“Yes, they (slaves or servants) are your brothers, and Allah has put them under your command. So
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the one under whose hand Allah has put his brother, should feed him of what he eats, and give him
dresses of what he wears, and should not ask him to do a thing beyond his capacity. And if at all he
asks him to do a hard task, he should help him therein.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 77:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet led us in the Zuhr prayer, offering only two Rakat and then (finished it) with Taslim,
and went to a piece of wood in front of the mosque and put his hand over it. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar
were also present among the people on that day but dared not talk to him (about his unfinished
prayer). And the hasty people went away, wondering. “Has the prayer been shortened” Among the
people there was a man whom the Prophet used to call Dhul-Yadain (the longarmed). He said, “O
Allah’s Prophet! Have you forgotten or has the prayer been shortened?” The Prophet said, “Neither
have I forgotten, nor has it been shortened.” They (the people) said, “Surely, you have forgotten, O Al –
lah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said, Dhul-Yadain has told the truth.” So the Prophet got up and offered
other two Rakat and finished his prayer with Taslim. Then he said Takbir, performed a prostration of
ordinary duration or longer, then he raised his head and said Takbir and performed another pros –
tration of ordinary duration or longer and then raised his head and said Takbir (i.e. he performed the
two prostrations of Sahu, i.e., forgetfulness).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 62:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl bin Sa’d said that a woman brought a Burda (sheet) to the Prophet. Sahl asked the people, “Do
you know what is a Burda?” The people replied, “It is a ‘Shamla’, a sheet with a fringe.” That woman
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have brought it so that you may wear it.” So the Prophet took it because he
was in need of it and wore it. A man among his companions, seeing him wearing it, said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Please give it to me to wear.” The Prophet said, “Yes.” (and gave him that sheet). When the
Prophet left, the man was blamed by his companions who said, “It was not nice on your part to ask
the Prophet for it while you know that he took it because he was in need of it, and you also know
that he (the Prophet) never turns down anybody’s request that he might be asked for.” That man said,
“I just wanted to have its blessings as the Prophet had put it on, so l hoped that I might be shrouded
in it.”
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 78:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle passed by two graves and said, “Both of them (persons in the grave) are being tor –
tured, and they are not being tortured for a major sin. This one used not to save himself from being
soiled with his urine, and the other used to go about with calumnies (among the people to rouse hos –
tilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him that so-and-so says about him such-and-such evil
things). The Prophet then asked for a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into two pieces and
planted one on each grave and said, “It is hoped that their punishment may be abated till those two
pieces of the leaf get dried.” (See Hadith No 215, Vol 1).
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 46:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet used to say, “O Muslim ladies! A neighbouress should not look down upon the present
of her neighbouress even it were the hooves of a sheep.”
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