Volume 6, Book 60, Number 223:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “When Allah has ordained some affair in the Heaven, the angels beat with their
wings in obedience to His statement, which sounds like a chain dragged over a rock.” (‘Ali and other
sub-narrators said, “The sound reaches them.”) “Until when fear is banished from their (angels)
hearts, they (angels) say, ‘What was it that your Lord said? They say, ‘The truth; And He is the Most
High, the Most Great.’ (34.23) Then those who gain a hearing by stealing (i.e. devils) will hear Allah’s
Statement:– ‘Those who gain a hearing by stealing, (stand one over the other like this).
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(Sufyan, to illustrate this, spread the fingers of his right hand and placed them one over the other
horizontally.) A flame may overtake and burn the eavesdropper before conveying the news to the
one below him; or it may not overtake him till he has conveyed it to the one below him, who in his
turn, conveys it to the one below him, and so on till they convey the news to the earth. (Or probably
Sufyan said, “Till the news reaches the earth.”) Then the news is inspired to a sorcerer who would
add a hundred lies to it. His prophecy will prove true (as far as the heavenly news is concerned). The
people will say. ‘Didn’t he tell us that on such-and-such a day, such-and-such a thing will happen?
We have found that is true because of the true news heard from heaven.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 206:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Allah said, ‘Spend (O man), and I shall spend on you.” He also said, “Allah’s
Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending night and day.” He also said,
“Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Nevertheless, what is in
His Hand is not decreased, and His Throne was over the water; and in His Hand there is the balance
(of justice) whereby He raises and lowers (people).”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 211:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle was asked, “Who are the most honorable of the people?” The Prophet said, “The
most honorable of them in Allah’s Sight are those who keep their duty to Allah and fear Him. They
said, “We do not ask you about that.” He said, “Then the most honorable of the people is Joseph, Al –
lah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s Khalil i.e. Abra –
ham) They said, “We do not ask you about that.” The Prophet said, Do you ask about (the virtues of
the ancestry of the Arabs?” They said, “Yes,” He said, “Those who were the best amongst you in the
Pre-lslamic Period are the
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 216:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on (Prophet) Lot. (When his nation troubled
him) he wished if he could betake himself to some powerful support; and if I were to remain in pris –
on for the period Joseph had remained, I would surely respond to the call; and we shall have more
right (to be in doubt) than Abraham: When Allah said to him, “Don’t you believe?’ Abraham said,
‘Yes, (I do believe) but to be stronger in faith; (2.260)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 182:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The Kanz (money, the Zakat of which is not paid) of anyone of you will ap –
pear in the form of bald-headed poisonous male snake on the Day of Resurrection.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 165:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “It was said to the children of Israel, ‘Enter the gate in prostration and say
Hitatun. (7.161) We shall forgive you, your faults.’ But they changed (Allah’s Order) and entered,
dragging themselves on their buttocks and said, ‘Habatun (a grain) in a Sha’ratin (hair).”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 155:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Nobody has the right to say that I am better than Jonah bin Matta.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 159:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “The Hour will not be established until the sun rises from the West: and when
the people see it, then whoever will be living on the surface of the earth will have faith, and that is
(the time) when no good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before.” (6.158)