Volume 9, Book 87, Number 115:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, “A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan, so
if anyone of you sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and should spit on
the left, for the bad dream will not harm him.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 114:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, “If anyone of you sees a dream that he likes, then it is from Allah, and he should
thank Allah for it and narrate it to others; but if he sees something else, i.e., a dream that he dislikes,
then it is from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he should not mention it
to anybody, for it will not harm him.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 113:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, “A true good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 112:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle said, “A good dream (that comes true) of a righteous man is one of forty-six parts of
prophetism.”
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 111:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah’s Apostle was in the form of good righteous
(true) dreams in his sleep. He never had a dream but that it came true like bright day light. He used
to go in seclusion (the cave of) Hira where he used to worship(Allah Alone) continuously for many
(days) nights. He used to take with him the journey food for that (stay) and then come back to (his
wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again for another period to stay, till suddenly the Truth des –
cended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him in it and asked him to
read. The Prophet replied, “I do not know how to read.” (The Prophet added), “The angel caught me
(forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and again
asked me to read, and I replied, “I do not know how to read,” whereupon he caught me again and
pressed me a second time till I could not bear it anymore. He then released me and asked me again to
read, but again I replied, “I do not know how to read (or, what shall I read?).” Thereupon he caught
me for the third time and pressed me and then released me and said, “Read: In the Name of your
Lord, Who has created (all that exists). Has created man from a clot. Read and Your Lord is Most
Generous…up to….. ..that which he knew not.” (96.15)
Then Allah’s Apostle returned with the Inspiration, his neck muscles twitching with terror till he
entered upon Khadija and said, “Cover me! Cover me!” They covered him till his fear was over and
then he said, “O Khadija, what is wrong with me?” Then he told her everything that had happened
and said, ‘I fear that something may happen to me.” Khadija said, ‘Never! But have the glad tidings,
for by Allah, Allah will never disgrace you as you keep good reactions with your Kith and kin, speak
the truth, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guest generously and assist the deserving,
calamity-afflicted ones.” Khadija then accompanied him to (her cousin) Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad
bin ‘Abdul ‘Uzza bin Qusai. Waraqa was the son of her paternal uncle, i.e., her father’s brother, who
during the Pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the Arabic writing and used to
write of the Gospels in Arabic as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost
his eyesight. Khadija said to him, “O my cousin! Listen to the story of your nephew.” Waraqa asked,
“O my nephew! What have you seen?” The Prophet described whatever he had seen.
Waraqa said, “This is the same Namus (i.e., Gabriel, the Angel who keeps the secrets) whom Allah
had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn
you out.” Allah’s Apostle asked, “Will they turn me out?” Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said:
“Never did a man come with something similar to what you have brought but was treated with hos –
tility. If I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you
strongly.” But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while
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and the Prophet became so sad as we have heard that he intended several times to throw himself
from the tops of high mountains and every time he went up the top of a mountain in order to throw
himself down, Gabriel would appear before him and say, “O Muhammad! You are indeed Allah’s
Apostle in truth” whereupon his heart would become quiet and he would calm down and would re –
turn home. And whenever the period of the coming of the inspiration used to become long, he would
do as before, but when he used to reach the top of a mountain, Gabriel would appear before him and
say to him what he had said before. (Ibn ‘Abbas said regarding the meaning of: ‘He it is that Cleaves
the daybreak (from the darkness)’ (6.96) that Al-Asbah. means the light of the sun during the day
and the light of the moon at night).
Volume 9, Book 86, Number 110:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Ash-Sharid:
Abu Rafi’ sold a house to Sa’d bin Malik for four-hundred Mithqal of gold, and said, “If I had not
heard the Prophet saying, ‘The neighbor has more right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than
anyone else),’ then I would not have sold it to you.”
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Volume 9, Book 86, Number 109:
Narrated Abu Rafi’:
The Prophet said, “The neighbor has more right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone
else).” Some men said, “If one wants to buy a house for 20,000 Dirhams then there is no harm to play
a trick to deprive somebody of preemption by buying it (just on paper) with 20,000 Dirhams but
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paying to the seller only 9,999 Dirhams in cash and then agree with the seller to pay only one Dinar
in cash for the rest of the price (i.e. 10,001 Dirhams). If the preemptor offers 20,000 Dirhams for the
house, he can buy it otherwise he has no right to buy it (by this trick he got out of preemption). If the
house proves to belong to somebody else other than the seller, the buyer should take back from the
seller what he has paid, i.e., 9,999 Dirhams and one Dinar, because if the house proves to belong to
somebody else, so the whole bargain (deal) is unlawful. If the buyer finds a defect in the house and it
does not belong to somebody other than the seller, the buyer may return it and receive 20,000
Dirhams (instead of 9999 Dirham plus one Dinar) which he actually paid.’ Abu ‘Abdullah said, “So
that man allows (some people) the playing of tricks amongst the Muslims (although) the Prophet
said, ‘In dealing with Muslims one should not sell them sick (animals) or bad things or stolen things.”
Volume 9, Book 86, Number 108:
Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi:
Allah’s Apostle appointed a man called Ibn Al-Lutabiyya to collect the Zakat from Bani Sulaim’s
tribe. When he returned, the Prophet called him to account. He said (to the Prophet, ‘This is your
money, and this has been given to me as a gift.” On that, Allah’s Apostle said, “Why didn’t you stay in
your father’s and mother’s house to see whether you will be given gifts or not if you are telling the
truth?” Then the Prophet addressed us, and after praising and glorifying Allah, he said: “Amma
Ba’du”, I employ a man from among you to manage some affair of what Allah has put under my cus –
tody, and then he comes to me and says, ‘This is your money and this has been given to me as a gift.
Why didn’t he stay in his father’s and mother’s home to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By
Allah, not anyone of you takes a thing unlawfully but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection,
carrying that thing. I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a
bleating sheep on meeting Allah.” Then the Prophet raised both his hands till the whiteness of his
armpits became visible, and he said, “O Allah! Haven’t I have conveyed (Your Message)?” The narrat –
or added: My eyes witnessed and my ears heard (that Hadith).