Volume 8, Book 73, Number 18:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet said, “The word ‘Ar-Rahm’ (womb) derives its name from
‘Ar-Rahman’ (i.e. Allah). So whosoever keeps good relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin), Allah
will keep good relations with him, and whosoever will sever it (i.e. severs his bonds of Kith and kin)
Allah too will sever His relations with him.
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 3:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
A man said to the Prophet, “Shall I participate in Jihad?” The Prophet said, “Are your parents liv –
ing?” The man said, “Yes.” the Prophet said, “Do Jihad for their benefit.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 19:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Al-‘As:
I heard the Prophet saying openly not secretly, “The family of Abu so-and-so (i.e. Talib) are not
among my protectors.” ‘Amr said that there was a blank space (1) in the Book of Muhammad bin Ja’ –
far. He added, “My Protector is Allah and the righteous believing people.” ‘Amr bin Al-‘As added: I
heard the Prophet saying, ‘But they (that family) have kinship (Rahm) with me and I will be good and
dutiful to them. “
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 4:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
Allah’s Apostle said. “It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents.” It was asked
(by the people), “O Allah’s Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?” The Prophet said, “‘The man
abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his moth –
er.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 20:
Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
The Prophet said, “Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives,
but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of
kinship with him.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 5:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
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Allah’s Apostle said, “While three persons were traveling, they were overtaken by rain and they
took shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave
and blocked it. They said to each other. ‘Think of such good (righteous) deeds which, you did for Al –
lah’s sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that Allah may relieve you
from your difficulty. one of them said, ‘O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had small
children for whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I returned to them at night and milked
(the sheep), I used to start giving the milk to my parents first before giving to my children. And one
day I went far away in search of a grazing place (for my sheep), and didn’t return home till late at
night and found that my parents had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk
vessel and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from their sleep, and I also disliked to
give the milk to my children before my parents though my children were crying (from hunger) at
my feet.
So this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned. (O Allah!) If you considered that I
had done that only for seeking Your pleasure, then please let there be an opening through which we
can see the sky.’ So Allah made for them an opening through which they could see the sky. Then the
second person said, ‘O Allah! I had a she-cousin whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a
woman. I tried to seduce her but she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars So I worked hard till
I collected one hundred Dinars and went to her with that But when I sat in between her legs (to have
sexual intercourse with her), she said, ‘O Allah’s slave! Be afraid of Allah ! Do not deflower me ex –
cept legally (by marriage contract). So I left her O Allah! If you considered that I had done that only
for seeking Your pleasure then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider) opening.’
So Allah shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the last (third) person said ‘O
Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages equal to a Faraq (a certain measure: of rice, and when he had
finished his job he demanded his wages, but when I presented his due to him, he gave it up and re –
fused to take it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for him (several times) till managed to buy with the
price of the yield, some cows and their shepherd Later on the laborer came to me an said. ‘(O Allah’s
slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust to me an give me my due.’ I said (to him). ‘Go and take
those cows and their shepherd. So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You considered that
I had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please remove the remaining part of the rock.’ And so
Allah released them (from their difficulty).”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 6:
Narrated Al-Mughira:
The Prophet said, “Allah has forbidden you ( 1 ) to be undutiful to your mothers (2) to withhold
(what you should give) or (3) demand (what you do not deserve), and (4) to bury your daughters
alive. And Allah has disliked that (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask too many questions (in
religion), or (C) waste your property.”
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Volume 8, Book 73, Number 7:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah’s Apostle said thrice, “Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the great sins?” We said, “Yes, O
Allah’s Apostle” He said, “To join partners in worship with Allah: to be undutiful to one’s parents.” The
Prophet sat up after he had been reclining and added, “And I warn you against giving forged state –
ment and a false witness; I warn you against giving a forged statement and a false witness.” The
Prophet kept on saying that warning till we thought that he would not stop.