Volume 8, Book 73, Number 87:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
A man was mentioned before the Prophet and another man praised him greatly The Prophet said,
“May Allah’s Mercy be on you ! You have cut the neck of your friend.” The Prophet repeated this sen –
tence many times and said, “If it is indispensable for anyone of you to praise someone, then he should
say, ‘I think that he is so-and-so,” if he really thinks that he is such. Allah is the One Who will take
his accounts (as He knows his reality) and no-one can sanctify anybody before Allah.” (Khalid said,
“Woe to you,” instead of “Allah’s Mercy be on you.”)
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 88:
Narrated Salim:
that his father said; “When Allah’s Apostle mentioned wh at he mentioned about (the hanging of)
the Izar (waist sheet), Abu Bakr said, “O Allah’s Apostle! My Izar slackens on one side (without my
intention).” The Prophet said, “You are not among those (who, out of pride) drag their Izars behind
them.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 89:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet continued for such-and-such period imagining that he has slept (had sexual rela –
tions) with his wives, and in fact he did not. One day he said, to me, “O ‘Aisha! Allah has instructed
me regarding a matter about which I had asked Him. There came to me two men, one of them sat
near my feet and the other near my head. The one near my feet, asked the one near my head (point –
ing at me), ‘What is wrong with this man? The latter replied, ‘He is under the effect of magic.’ The
first one asked, ‘Who had worked magic on him?’ The other replied, ‘Lubaid bin Asam.’ The first one
asked, ‘What material (did he use)?’ The other replied, ‘The skin of the pollen of a male date tree with
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a comb and the hair stuck to it, kept under a stone in the well of Dharwan.”‘ Then the Prophet went
to that well and said, “This is the same well which was shown to me in the dream. The tops of its
date-palm trees look like the heads of the devils, and its water looks like the Henna infusion.” Then
the Prophet ordered that those things be taken out. I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Won’t you disclose (the
magic object)?” The Prophet said, “Allah has cured me and I hate to circulate the evil among the
people.” ‘Aisha added, “(The magician) Lubaid bin Asam was a man from Bani Zuraiq, an ally of the
Jews.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 90:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false tales; and do not look for
the others’ faults and do not spy, and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert (cut your
relation with) one another, and do not hate one another; and O Allah’s worshipers! Be brothers (as
Allah has ordered you!”)
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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