Volume 4, Book 55, Number 599:
Narrated Abu Musa:
When the Prophet fell ill, he said, “Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” ‘Aisha said, “Abu
Bakr is a soft-hearted person. The Prophet gave the same order again and she again gave the same
reply. He again said, “Order Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer)! You are (like) the female companions of
Joseph.” Consequently Abu Bakr led the people in prayer in the life-time of the Prophet
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 364:
Narrated Abu Musa:
We got the news of the migration of the Prophet while we were in Yemen, so we set out migrating
to him. We were, I and my two brothers, I being the youngest, and one of my brothers was Abu
Burda and the other was Abu Ruhm. We were over fifty (or fifty-three or fifty two) men from our
people. We got on board a ship which took us to An-Najashi in Ethiopia, and there we found Ja’far
bin Abu Talib and his companions with An-Najaishi. Ja’far said (to us), “Allah’s Apostle has sent us
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here and ordered us to stay here, so you too, stay with us.” We stayed with him till we all left
(Ethiopia) and met the Prophet at the time when he had conquered Khaibar. He gave us a share from
its booty (or gave us from its booty). He gave only to those who had taken part in the Ghazwa with
him. but he did not give any share to any person who had not participated in Khaibar’s conquest ex –
cept the people of our ship, besides Ja’far and his companions, whom he gave a share as he did them
(i.e. the people of the ship).
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 135:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Abu ‘Amir was hit with an arrow in his knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the ar –
row. When I removed it, the water started dribbling from it. Then I went to the Prophet and told him
about it. He said, “O Allah! Forgive ‘Ubaid Abu ‘Amir.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 65:
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man came to the Prophet and asked, “A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a
third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah’s Cause?” The Prophet said, “He who fights
that Allah’s Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 727:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “The Mamluk (slave) who worships his Lord in a perfect manner, and is dutiful,
sincere and obedient to his Saiyid (master), will get a double reward.”
Volume 3, Book 46, Number 720:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Allah’s Apostle said, “He who has a slave-girl and educates and treats her nicely and then manu –
mits and marries her, will get a double reward.”
Volume 3, Book 44, Number 666:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “When the people of Ash’ari tribe ran short of food during the holy battles, or the
food of their families in Medina ran short, they would collect all their remaining food in one sheet
and then distribute it among themselves equally by measuring it with a bowl. So, these people are
from me, and I am from them.”