Volume 8, Book 76, Number 507:
Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal:
While I was riding behind the Prophet as a companion rider and there was nothing between me
and him except the back of the saddle, he said, “O Mu’adh!” I replied, “Labbaik O Allah’s Apostle! And
Sa’diak!” He proceeded for a while and then said, “O Mu’adh!” I said, “Labbaik and Sa’daik, O Allah’s
Apostle!” He then proceeded for another while and said, “O Mu’adh bin Jabal!” I replied, “Labbaik, O
Allah’s Apostle, and Sa’daik!” He said, “Do you know what is Allah’s right on His slaves?” I replied,
“Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, “Allah’s right on his slaves is that they should worship
Him and not worship anything besides Him.” He then proceeded for a while, and again said, “O
Mu’adh bin Jabal!” I replied. “Labbaik, O Allah’s Apostle, and Sa’daik.” He said, “Do you know what is
(Allah’s) slaves’ (people’s) right on Allah if they did that?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know bet –
ter.” He said, “The right of (Allah’s) slaves on Allah is that He should not punish them (if they did
that).”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 508:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet had a she-camel called Al’Adba’ and it was too fast to surpass in speed. There came a
bedouin riding a camel of his, and that camel outstripped it (i.e. Al-Aqba’). That result was hard on
the Muslims who said sorrowfully, “Al- Adba has been outstripped.” Allah’s Apostle said, “It is due
from Allah that nothing would be raised high in this world except that He lowers or puts it down.”
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Volume 8, Book 76, Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah said, ‘I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious wor –
shipper of Mine. And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I
have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil
(praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of
hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he
grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him, and if he asks My protec –
tion (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I
hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him.”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 510:
Narrated Sahl:
Allah’s Apostle said, “I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two,” showing his two fin –
gers and sticking (separating) them out.
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 511:
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two (fingers).”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 512:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “I have been sent and the Hour (is at hand) as these two (fingers).”
Volume 8, Book 76, Number 513:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established till the sun rises from the west, and when it
rises (from the west) and the people see it, then all of them will believe (in Allah). But that will be the
time when ‘No good it will do to a soul to believe then. If it believed not before..”‘ (6.158)
The Hour will be established (so suddenly) that two persons spreading a garment between them
will not be able to finish their bargain, nor will they be able to fold it up. The Hour will be estab –
lished while a man is carrying the milk of his she-camel, but cannot drink it; and the Hour will be
established when someone is not able to prepare the tank to water his livestock from it; and the Hour
will be established when some of you has raised his food to his mouth but cannot eat it.”
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Volume 8, Book 76, Number 514:
Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet said, “Who-ever loves to meet Allah, Allah (too) loves to meet him and who-ever hates
to meet Allah, Allah (too) hates to meet him”. ‘Aisha, or some of the wives of the Prophet said, “But we
dislike death.” He said: It is not like this, but it is meant that when the time of the death of a believer
approaches, he receives the good news of Allah’s pleasure with him and His blessings upon him, and
so at that time nothing is dearer to him than what is in front of him. He therefore loves the meeting
with Allah, and Allah (too) loves the meeting with him. But when the time of the death of a disbeliev –
er approaches, he receives the evil news of Allah’s torment and His Requital, whereupon nothing is
more hateful to him than what is before him. Therefore, he hates the meeting with Allah, and Allah
too, hates the meeting with him.”