Volume 9, Book 84, Number 61:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet (and when they were admitted) they said,
“As-Samu ‘Alaika (Death be upon you).” I said (to them), “But death and the curse of Allah be upon
you!” The Prophet said, “O ‘Aisha! Allah is kind and lenient and likes that one should be kind and le –
nient in all matters.” I said, “Haven’t you heard what they said?” He said, “I said (to them), ‘Wa
‘Alaikum (and upon you).
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57:
Narrated ‘Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to ‘Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached
Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah’s Apostle for –
bade it, saying, ‘Do not punish anybody with Allah’s punishment (fire).’ I would have killed them ac –
cording to the statement of Allah’s Apostle, ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 58:
Narrated Abu Burda:
Abu Musa said, “I came to the Prophet along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash’ariyin, one on
my right and the other on my left, while Allah’s Apostle was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and
both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet said, ‘O Abu Musa (O ‘Abdullah bin Qais!).’ I
said, ‘By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts
and I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.’ As if I were looking now at his Siwak
being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, ‘We never (or, we do not) appoint for our affairs
anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu Musa! (or ‘Abdullah bin Qais!) Go to Yemen.'” The
Prophet then sent Mu’adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu’adh reached him, he spread out a cush –
ion for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered
man beside Abu Muisa. Mu’adh asked, “Who is this (man)?” Abu Muisa said, “He was a Jew and be –
came a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.” Then Abu Muisa requested Mu’adh to sit down
but Mu’adh said, “I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His
Apostle (for such cases) and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and
he was killed. Abu Musa added, “Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, ‘I pray and
sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 53:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
When the Verse: ‘It is those who believe and confuse not their belief with wrong (i.e., worshipping
others besides Allah): (6.82) was revealed, it became very hard on the companions of the Prophet
and they said, “Who among us has not confused his belief with wrong (oppression)?” On that, Allah’s
Apostle said, “This is not meant (by the Verse). Don’t you listen to Luqman’s statement: ‘Verily! Joining
others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.’ (31.13)
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 54:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
The Prophet. said, “The biggest of the great sins are: To join others in worship with Allah, to be un –
dutiful to one’s parents, and to give a false witness.” He repeated it thrice, or said, “….a false
statement,” and kept on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop saying it. (See Hadith
No.7, Vol. 8)
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 55:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr:
A bedouin came to the Prophet and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! What are the biggest sins?: The Proph –
et said, “To join others in worship with Allah.” The bedouin said, “What is next?” The Prophet said, “To
be undutiful to one’s parents.” The bedouin said “What is next?” The Prophet said “To take an oath
‘Al-Ghamus.” The bedouin said, “What is an oath ‘Al-Ghamus’?” The Prophet said, “The false oath
through which one deprives a Muslim of his property (unjustly).”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 56:
Narrated Ibn Mas’ud:
A man said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we be punished for what we did in the Prelslamic Period of
ignorance?” The Prophet said, “Whoever does good in Islam will not be punished for what he did in
the Pre-lslamic Period of ignorance and whoever does evil in Islam will be punished for his former
and later (bad deeds).”
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