Volume 2, Book 23, Number 470:
Narrated Aisha:
A man said to the Prophet (p.b.u.h), “My mother died suddenly and I thought that if she had lived
she would have given alms. So, if I give alms now on her behalf, will she get the reward?” The
Prophet replied in the affirmative.
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 471:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
During his sickness, Allah’s Apostle was asking repeatedly, “Where am I today? Where will I be to –
morrow?” And I was waiting for the day of my turn (impatiently). Then, when my turn came, Allah
took his soul away (in my lap) between my chest and arms and he was buried in my house.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 472:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle in his fatal illness said, “Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians, for they built the
places of worship at the graves of their prophets.” And if that had not been the case, then the
Prophet’s grave would have been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet ) was afraid, or
the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 476:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Don’t abuse the dead, because they have reached the result of what
they forwarded.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 453:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet said, “They now realize that what I used to tell them was the truth. “And Allah said,
‘Verily! You cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them, and similarly the disbelievers) nor can
you make the deaf hear. (27.80).
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 425:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When the Prophet became ill, some of his wives talked about a church which they had seen in
Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba had been to Ethiopia, and both of them
narrated its (the Church’s) beauty and the pictures it contained. The Prophet raised his head and
said, “Those are the people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship
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at his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures in the Sight of Al –
lah.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 386:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When the Prophet got the news of the death of Ibn Haritha, Ja’far and Ibn Rawaha he sat down
and looked sad and I was looking at him through the chink of the door. A man came and told him
about the crying of the women of Ja’far. The Prophet ordered him to forbid them. The man went and
came back saying that he had told them but they did not listen to him. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said,
“Forbid them.” So again he went and came back for the third time and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! By Al –
lah, they did not listen to us at all.” (‘Aisha added): Allah’s Apostle ordered him to go and put dust in
their mouths. I said, (to that man) “May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e. humiliate you)! You
could neither (persuade the women to) fulfill the order of Allah’s Apostle nor did you relieve Allah’s
Apostle from fatigue. ”
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 392:
Narrated Aisha:
When the news of the martyrdom of Zaid bin Haritha, Ja’far and ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha came, the
Prophet sat down looking sad, and I was looking through the chink of the door. A man came and
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! The women of Ja’far,” and then he mentioned their crying . The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) ordered h im to stop them from crying. The man went and came back and said, “I tried to
stop them but they disobeyed.” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) ordered him for the second time to forbid them.
He went again and came back and said, “They did not listen to me, (or “us”: the sub-narrator
Muhammad bin Haushab is in doubt as to which is right). ” (‘Aisha added: The Prophet said, “Put dust
in their mouths.” I said (to that man), “May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e. humiliate you).” By
Allah, you could not (stop the women from crying) to fulfill the order, besides you did not relieve Al –
lah’s Apostle from fatigue.”