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)
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 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.
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 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 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 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.”
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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).”