Volume 8, Book 74, Number 282:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
‘Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of the Prophet during his fatal ailment. The people asked
(‘Ali), “O Abu Hasan! How is the health of Allah’s Apostle this morning?” ‘Ali said, “This morning he is
better, with the grace of Allah.” Al-‘Abbas held Ali by the hand and said, “Don’t you see him (about to
die)? By Allah, within three days you will be the slave of the stick (i.e., under the command of anoth –
er ruler). By Allah, I think that Allah’s Apostle will die from his present ailment, for I know the signs
of death on the faces of the offspring of ‘Abdul Muttalib. So let us go to Allah’s Apostle to ask him
who will take over the Caliphate. If the authority is given to us, we will know it, and if it is given to
somebody else we will request him to recommend us to him. ” ‘Ali said, “By Allah! If we ask Allah’s
Apostle for the rulership and he refuses, then the people will never give it to us. Besides, I will never
ask Allah’s Apostle for it.” (See Hadith No 728, Vol 5)
Volume 8, Book 74, Number 283:
Narrated Muadh:
While I was a companion rider with the Prophet he said, “O Mu’adh!” I replied, “Labbaik wa
Sa’daik.” He repeated this call three times and then said, “Do you know what Allah’s Right on His
slaves is?” I replied, “No.” He said, Allah’s Right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone)
and should not join partners in worship with Him.” He said, “O Mu’adh!” I replied, “Labbaik wa
Sa’daik.” He said, “Do you know what the right of (Allah’s) salves on Allah is, if they do that (worship
Him Alone and join none in His worship)? It is that He will not punish them.”
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Volume 8, Book 74, Number 274:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Jews greet you, they usually say, ‘As-Samu ‘alaikum (Death be on
you),’ so you should say (in reply to them), ‘Wa’alaikum (And on you).”
Volume 8, Book 74, Number 275:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
the Prophet said, “If the people of the Scripture greet you, then you should say (in reply),
‘Wa’alaikum (And on you).’ “
Volume 8, Book 74, Number 276:
Narrated ‘Ali:
Allah’s Apostle sent me, Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam and Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, and all of us
were horsemen, and he said, “Proceed till you reach Rawdat Khakh, where there is a woman from the
pagans carrying a letter sent by Hatib bin Abi Balta’a to the pagans (of Mecca).” So we overtook her
while she was proceeding on her camel at the same place as Allah’s Apostle told us. We said (to her)
“Where is the letter which is with you?” She said, “I have no letter with me.” So we made her camel
kneel down and searched her mount (baggage etc) but could not find anything. My two companions
said, “We do not see any letter.” I said, “I know that Allah’s Apostle did not tell a lie. By Allah, if you
(the lady) do not bring out the letter, I will strip you of your clothes’ When she noticed that I was
serious, she put her hand into the knot of her waist sheet, for she was tying a sheet round herself,
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and brought out the letter. So we proceeded to Allah’s Apostle with the letter. The Prophet said (to
Habib), “What made you o what you have done, O Hatib?” Hatib replied, “I have done nothing except
that I believe in Allah and His Apostle, and I have not changed or altered (my religion). But I wanted
to do the favor to the people (pagans of Mecca) through which Allah might protect my family and
my property, as there is none among your companions but has someone in Mecca through whom
Allah protects his property (against harm). The Prophet said, “Habib has told you the truth, so do not
say to him (anything) but good.” ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said, “Verily he has betrayed Allah, His
Apostle, and the believers! Allow me to chop his neck off!” The Prophet said, “O ‘Umar! What do you
know; perhaps Allah looked upon the Badr warriors and said, ‘Do whatever you like, for I have or –
dained that you will be in Paradise.'” On that ‘Umar wept and said, “Allah and His Apostle know best.”
Volume 8, Book 74, Number 277:
Narrated Abu Sufyan bin Harb:
that Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraish who were trading in
Sha’m, and they came to him. Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said, “Heraclius
asked for the letter of Allah’s Apostle . When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: ‘In the
name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah’s slave and His Apostle to Her –
aclius, the Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)! Amma
ba’du (to proceed )…’ (See Hadith No 6, Vol 1 for details)
Volume 8, Book 74, Number 264:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
that he passed by a group of boys and greeted them and said, “The Prophet used to do so.”
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Volume 8, Book 74, Number 265:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
Sahl said, “We used to feel happy on Fridays.” I asked Sahl, “Why?” He said, “There was an old wo –
man of our acquaintance who used to send somebody to Buda’a (Ibn Maslama said, “Buda’a was a
garden of date-palms at Medina). She used to pull out the silq (a kind of vegetable) from its roots and
put it in a cooking pot, adding some powdered barley over it (and cook it). After finishing the Jumua
(Friday) prayer we used to (pass by her and) greet her, whereupon she would present us with that
meal, so we used to feel happy because of that. We used to have neither a midday nap, nor meals, ex –
cept after the Friday prayer.” (See Hadith No. 60, Vol.2)