Volume 9, Book 92, Number 405:
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
Once the two righteous men, i.e., Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were on the verge of destruction (and that
was because): When the delegate of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet, one of them (either Abu Bakr
or ‘Umar) recommended Al-Aqra’ bin Habis At-Tamimi Al-Hanzali, the brother of Bani Majashi (to
be appointed as their chief), while the other recommended somebody else. Abu Bakr said to ‘Umar,
“You intended only to oppose me.” ‘Umar said, “I did not intend to oppose you!” Then their voices
grew louder in front of the Prophet whereupon there was revealed: ‘O you who believe! Do not raise
your voices above the voice of the Prophet..a great reward.’ (49.2-3) Ibn Az-Zubair said, ‘Thence for –
ward when ‘Umar talked to the Prophet, he would talk like one who whispered a secret and would
even fail to make the Prophet hear him, in which case the Prophet would ask him (to repeat his
words).”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 406:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the mother of believers) Allah’s Apostle during his fatal ailment said, “Order Abu Bakr to lead the
people in prayer.” I said, “If Abu Bakr stood at your place (in prayers, the people will not be able to
hear him because of his weeping, so order ‘Umar to lead the people in prayer.” He again said, “Order
Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer ” Then I said to Hafsa, “Will you say (to the Prophet), ‘If Abu
Bakr stood at your place, the people will not be able to hear him be cause of his weeping, so order
‘Umar to lead the people in prayer?” Hafsa did so, whereupon Allah’s Apostle said, “You are like the
companions of Joseph (See Qur’an, 12:30-32). Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” Hafsa
then said to me, “I have never received any good from you!”
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 397:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet came out after the sun had declined and offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation).
After finishing it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and mentioned the Hour and mentioned there
would happen great events before it. Then he said, “Whoever wants to ask me any question, may do
so, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything but I will inform you of its answer as long as I
am at this place of mine.” On this, the Ansar wept violently, and Allah’s Apostle kept on saying, “Ask
Me! ” Then a man got up and asked, ”Where will my entrance be, O Allah’s Apostle?” The Prophet
said, “(You will go to) the Fire.” Then ‘Abdullah bin Hudhaifa got up and asked, “Who is my father, O
Allah’s Apostle?” The Prophet replied, “Your father is Hudhaifa.” The Prophet then kept on saying
(angrily), “Ask me! Ask me!” ‘Umar then knelt on his knees and said, “We have accepted Allah as our
Lord and Islam as our religion and Muhammad as an Apostle.” Allah’s Apostle became quiet when
‘Umar said that. Then Allah’s Apostle said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, Paradise and Hell were
displayed before me across this wall while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I
have seen today.”
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 398:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Who is my father?” The Prophet said, “Your father is so-and-so.”
And then the Divine Verse:– ‘O you who believe! Ask not questions about things..(5.101)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 399:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “People will not stop asking questions till they say, ‘This is Allah, the Creator of
everything, then who created Allah?’ “
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 400:
Narrated Ibn Masud:
I was with the Prophet at one of the farms of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-
stalk. He passed by a group of Jews and some of them said to the other, Ask him (the Prophet) about
the spirit. Some others said, “Do not ask him, lest he should tell you what you dislike” But they went
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up to him and said, “O Abal Qasim! Inform us bout the spirit.” The Prophet stood up for a while,
waiting. I realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I kept away from him till the inspiration
was over. Then the Prophet said, “(O Muhammad) they ask you regarding the spirit, Say: The spirit its
knowledge is with my Lord (i.e., nobody has its knowledge except Allah)” (17.85) (This is a miracle of
the Qur’an that all the scientists up till now do not know about the spirit, i.e, how life comes to a
body and how it goes away at its death) (See Hadith No. 245, Vol. 6)
Volume 9, Book 92, Number 401:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
The Prophet wore a gold ring and then the people followed him and wore gold rings too. Then the
Prophet said, “I had this golden ring made for myself. He then threw it away and said, “I shall never
put it on.” Thereupon the people also threw their rings away.