Volume 9, Book 92, Number 392:
Narrated Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas:
The Prophet said, “The most sinful person among the Muslims is the one who asked about some –
thing which had not been prohibited, but was prohibited because of his asking.”
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Volume 9, Book 92, Number 393:
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
The Prophet took a room made of date palm leaves mats in the mosque. Allah’s Apostle prayed in it
for a few nights till the people gathered (to pray the night prayer (Tarawih) (behind him.) Then on
the 4th night the people did not hear his voice and they thought he had slept, so some of them star –
ted humming in order that he might come out. The Prophet then said, “You continued doing what I
saw you doing till I was afraid that this (Tarawih prayer) might be enjoined on you, and if it were
enjoined on you, you would not continue performing it. Therefore, O people! Perform your prayers
at your homes, for the best prayer of a person is what is performed at his home except the compuls –
ory congregational) prayer.” (See Hadith No. 229,Vol. 3) (See Hadith No. 134, Vol. 8)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 394:
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari:
Allah’s Apostle was asked about things which he disliked, and when the people asked too many
questions, he became angry and said, “Ask me (any question).” A man got up and said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! Who is my father?” The Prophet replied, “Your father is Hudhaifa.” Then another man got up
and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Who is my father?” The Prophet said, “Your father is Salim, Maula
Shaiba.” When ‘Umar saw the signs of anger on the face of Allah’s Apostle, he said, “We repent to Al –
lah.”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 395:
Narrated Warrad:
(The clerk of Al-Mughira) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira ‘Write to me what you have heard from
Allah’s Apostle.’ So he (Al-Mughira) wrote to him: Allah’s Prophet used to say at the end of each
prayer: “La ilaha illalla-h wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu wa hula ala kulli
shai’in qadir. ‘Allahumma la mani’ a lima a’taita, wala mu’tiya lima mana’ta, wala yanfa’u dhuljadd
minkal-jadd.” He also wrote to him that the Prophet used to forbid (1) Qil and Qal (idle useless talk
or that you talk too much about others), (2) Asking too many questions (in disputed Religious mat –
ters); (3) And wasting one’s wealth by extravagance; (4) and to be undutiful to one’s mother (5) and
to bury the daughters alive (6) and to prevent your favors (benevolence to others (i.e. not to pay the
rights of others (7) And asking others for something (except when it is unavoidable).
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 396:
Narrated Anas:
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We were with ‘Umar and he said, “We have been forbidden to undertake a difficult task beyond
our capability (i.e. to exceed the religious limits e.g., to clean the inside of the eyes while doing ablu –
tion).”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 387:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “My example and the example of what I have been sent with is that of a man
who came to some people and said, ‘O people! I have seen the enemy’s army with my own eyes, and I
am the naked warner; so protect yourselves!’ Then a group of his people obeyed him and fled at
night proceeding stealthily till they were safe, while another group of them disbelieved him and
stayed at their places till morning when the army came upon them, and killed and ruined them
completely So this is the example of that person who obeys me and follows what I have brought (the
Quran and the Sunna), and the example of the one who disobeys me and disbelieves the truth I have
brought.”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 388:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When Allah’s Apostle died and Abu Bakr was elected as a Caliph after him, some of the Arabs re –
verted to disbelief, ‘Umar said to Abu Bakr, “How dare you fight the people while Allah’s Apostle said,
I have been ordered to fight the people till they say ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’
And whoever says: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.’ waves his wealth and his life
from me unless he deserves a legal punishment lusty, and his account will be with Allah! Abu Bakr
said, “By Allah, I will fight him who discriminates between Zakat and prayers, for Zakat is the Com –
pulsory right to be taken from the wealth By Allah, if they refuse to give me even a tying rope which
they use to give to Allah’s Apostle, I would fight them for withholding it.” ‘Umar said, ‘By Allah, It was
nothing, except I saw that Allah had opened the chest of Abu Bakr to the fight, and I came to know
for certain that was the truth.”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 389:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
Uyaina bin Hisn bin Hudhaifa bin Badr came and stayed (at Medina) with his nephew Al-Hurr
bin Qais bin Hisn who has one of those whom ‘Umar used to keep near him, as the Qurra’ (learned
men knowing Quran by heart) were the people of Umar’s meetings and his advisors whether they
were old or young. ‘Uyaina said to his nephew, “O my nephew! Have you an approach to this chief so
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as to get for me the permission to see him?” His nephew said, “I will get the permission for you to see
him.” (Ibn ‘Abbas added: ) So he took the permission for ‘Uyaina, and when the latter entered, he said,
“O the son of Al-Khattab! By Allah, you neither give us sufficient provision nor judge among us with
justice.” On that ‘Umar became so furious that he intended to harm him. Al-Hurr, said, “O Chief of
the Believers!” Allah said to His Apostle ‘Hold to forgiveness, command what is good (right), and
leave the foolish (i.e. do not punish them).’ (7.199) and this person is among the foolish.” By Allah,
‘Umar did not overlook that Verse when Al-Hurr recited it before him, and ‘Umar said to observe
(the orders of) Allah’s Book strictly.” (See Hadith No. 166, Vol. 6)