Volume 9, Book 92, Number 416:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
When the (following) Verse was revealed to Allah’s Apostle: ‘Say: He has power to send torment on
you from above,’..(6.65) he said, “O Allah! I seek refuge with Your Face (from that punishment).” And
when this was revealed: ‘..or from beneath your feet.’ (6.65) he said, “O Allah! I seek refuge with Your
Face (from that).” And when this Verse was revealed: ‘..or to cover you with confusion in party-strife,
and make you to taste the violence of one another,’…(6.65) he said: “These two warnings are easier
(than the previous ones).”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 407:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi:
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‘Uwaimir Al-‘Ajlani came to ‘Asim bin ‘Adi and said, “If a man found another man with his wife
and killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O
‘Asim! Please ask Allah’s Apostle about this matter on my behalf.” ‘Asim asked the Prophet but the
Prophet disliked the question and disapproved of it. ‘Asim returned and informed ‘Uwaimir that the
Prophet disliked that type of question. ‘Uwaimir said, “By Allah, I will go (personally) to the Prophet.”
‘Uwaimir came to the Prophet when Allah had already revealed Qur’anic Verses (in that respect),
after ‘Asim had left (the Prophet ). So the Prophet said to ‘Uwaimir, “Allah has revealed Qur’anic
Verses regarding you and your wife.” The Prophet then called for them, and they came and carried
out the order of Lian.
Then ‘Uwaimir said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Now if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a
lie.” So ‘Uwaimir divorced her although the Prophet did not order him to do so. Later on this practice
of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of Li’an. The Prophet said (to the
people). “Wait for her! If she delivers a red short (small) child like a Wahra (a short red animal). then
I will be of the opinion that he (‘Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black big-eyed one
with big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth about her.” ‘Ultimately she
gave birth to a child that proved the accusation. (See Hadith No. 269, Vol. 6)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 408:
Narrated Malik bin Aus An-Nasri:
I proceeded till I entered upon ‘Umar (and while I was sitting there), his gate-keeper Yarfa came
to him and said, ” ‘Uthman, ‘Abdur-Rahman, Az-Zubair and Sa’d ask your permission to come in.”
‘Umar allowed them. So they entered, greeted, and sat down. (After a while the gatekeeper came) and
said, “Shall I admit ‘Ali and ‘Abbas?” ‘Umar allowed them to enter. Al-‘Abbas said “O Chief of the be –
lievers! Judge between me and the oppressor (‘Ali).” Then there was a dispute (regarding the property
of Bani Nadir) between them (‘Abbas and ‘Ali). ‘Uthman and his companions said, “O Chief of the Be –
lievers! Judge between them and relieve one from the other.” Umar said, “Be patient! beseech you by
Allah, with Whose permission the Heaven and the Earth Exist! Do you know that Allah’s Apostle said,
‘Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is to be given in charity,’ and by this Al –
lah’s Apostle meant himself?” On that the group said, “He verily said so.” ‘Umar then faced ‘Ali and
‘Abbas and said, “I beseech you both by Allah, do you both know that Allah’s Apostle said so?” They
both replied, “Yes”. ‘Umar then said, “Now I am talking to you about this matter (in detail) . Allah
favored Allah’s Apostle with some of this wealth which He did not give to anybody else, as Allah said:
‘What Allah bestowed as Fai (Booty on His Apostle for which you made no expedition… ‘ (59.6)
So that property was totally meant for Allah’s Apostle, yet he did not collect it and ignore you, nor
did he withhold it with your exclusion, but he gave it to you and distributed it among you till this
much of it was left behind, and the Prophet, used to spend of this as the yearly expenditures of his
family and then take what remained of it and spent it as he did with (other) Allah’s wealth. The
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Prophet did so during all his lifetime, and I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?” They replied,
“Yes.” ‘Umar then addressed ‘Ali and ‘Abbas, saying, “I beseech you both by Allah, do you know that?”
Both of them replied, “Yes.” ‘Umar added, “Then Allah took His Apostle unto Him. Abu Bakr then said
‘I am the successor of Allah’s Apostle’ and took over all the Prophet’s property and disposed of it in
the same way as Allah’s Apostle used to do, and you were present then.” Then he turned to ‘Ali and
‘Abbas and said, “You both claim that Abu Bakr did so-and-so in managing the property, but Allah
knows that Abu Bakr was honest, righteous, intelligent, and a follower of what is right in managing
it.
Then Allah took Abu Bakr unto Him, ‘I said: I am the successor of Allah’s Apostle and Abu Bakr.’ So
I took over the property for two years and managed it in the same way as Allah’s Apostle, and Abu
Bakr used to do. Then you both (‘Ali and ‘Abbas) came to me and asked for the same thing! (O ‘Abbas!
You came to me to ask me for your share from nephew’s property; and this (‘Ali) came to me asking
for his wives share from her father’s property, and I said to you both, ‘If you wish, I will place it in
your custody on condition that you both will manage it in the same way as Allah’s Apostle and Abu
Bakr did and as I have been doing since I took charge of managing it; otherwise, do not speak to me
anymore about it.’
Then you both said, ‘Give it to us on that (condition).’ So I gave it to you on that condition. Now I
beseech you by Allah, did I not give it to them on that condition?” The group (whom he had been ad –
dressing) replied, “Yes.” ‘Umar then addressed ‘Abbas and ‘Ali saying, “I beseech you both by Allah,
didn’t I give you all that property on that condition?” They said, “Yes.” ‘Umar then said, “Are you now
seeking a verdict from me other than that? By Him with Whose Permission the Heaven and the Earth
exists I will not give any verdict other than that till the Hour is established; and if you both are un –
able to manage this property, then you can hand it back to me, and I will be sufficient for it on your
behalf.” (See, Hadith No. 326, Vol. 4)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 409:
Narrated ‘Asim:
I said to Anas, “Did Allah’s Apostle make Medina a sanctuary?” He replied, “Yes, (Medina is a sanc –
tuary from such-and-such place to such-and-such place. It is forbidden to cut its trees, and whoever
innovates an heresy in it or commits a sin therein, will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all
the people.” Then Musa bin Anas told me that Anas added, “….. or gives refuge to such an heretic or a
sinner…”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 410:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
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I heard the Prophet saying, “Allah will not deprive you of knowledge after he has given it to you,
but it will be taken away through the death of the religious learned men with their knowledge. Then
there will remain ignorant people who, when consulted, will give verdicts according to their opin –
ions whereby they will mislead others and go astray.”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 411:
Narrated Al-A’mash:
I asked Abu Wail, “Did you witness the battle of Siffin between ‘Ali and Muawiya?” He said, “Yes,”
and added, “Then I heard Sahl bin Hunaif saying, ‘O people! Blame your personal opinions in your
religion. No doubt, I remember myself on the day of Abi Jandal; if I had the power to refuse the order
of Allah’s Apostle, I would have refused it.
We have never put our swords on our shoulders to get involved in a situation that might have
been horrible for us, but those swords brought us to victory and peace, except this present situation.’
” Abu Wail said, “I witnessed the battle of Siffin, and how nasty Siffin was!”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 402:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said (to his companions), “Do not fast Al-Wisal.” They said, “But you fast Al-Wisail.”
He said, “I am not like you, for at night my Lord feeds me and makes me drink.” But the people did
not give up Al-Wisal, so the Prophet fasted Al-Wisal with them for two days or two nights, and then
they saw the crescent whereupon the Prophet said, “If the crescent had delayed, I would have contin –
ued fasting (because of you),” as if he wanted to vanquish them completely (because they had refused
to give up Al Wisal).
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 403:
Narrated Ibrahim At Tamii’s father:
Ali addressed us while he was standing on a brick pulpit and carrying a sword from which was
hanging a scroll He said “By Allah, we have no book to read except Allah’s Book and whatever is on
this scroll,” And then he unrolled it, and behold, in it was written what sort of camels were to be giv –
en as blood money, and there was also written in it: ‘Medina is a sanctuary form ‘Air (mountain) to
such and such place so whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin therein, he will incur the
curse of Allah, the angles, and all the people and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional
good deeds.’ There was also written in it: ‘The asylum (pledge of protection) granted by any Muslims
is one and the same, (even a Muslim of the lowest status is to be secured and respected by all the oth –
er Muslims, and whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect (by violating the pledge) will incur the
curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people, and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional
good deeds.’ There was also written in it: ‘Whoever (freed slave) befriends (takes as masters) other
than his real masters (manumitters) without their permission will incur the curse of Allah, the an –
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gels, and all the people, and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds. ‘ (See
Hadith No. 94, Vol. 3)