Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 54:
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 413:
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:
Some people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet and he said (to them), "O
Bani Tamim! rejoice with glad tidings." They said, "You have given us
glad tidings, now give us something." On hearing that the color of his
face changed then the people of
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 414:
Narrated Imran bin Husain:
I went to the Prophet and tied my she-camel at the gate. The people of Bani
Tamim came to the Prophet who said "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good
tidings." They said twice, 'You have given us the good tidings, now give
us something" Then some Yemenites came to him and he said, "Accept
the good tidings, O people of Yemem, for Bani Tamim refused them." They
said, "We accept it, O Allah's Apostle! We have come to ask you about this
matter (i.e. the start of creations)." He said, "First of all, there
was nothing but Allah, and (then He created His Throne). His throne was over
the water, and He wrote everything in the Book (in the Heaven) and created the
Heavens and the Earth." Then a man shouted, "O Ibn Husain! Your
she-camel has gone away!" So, I went away and could not see the she-camel
because of the mirage. By Allah, I wished I had left that she-camel (but not
that gathering).
Narrated 'Umar: One day the Prophet stood up amongst us for a long period
and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything in
detail) till he mentioned how the people of
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 415:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah the Most Superior said, "The son of
Adam slights Me, and he should not slight Me, and he disbelieves in Me, and he
ought not to do so. As for his slighting Me, it is that he says that I have a
son; and his disbelief in Me is his statement that I shall not recreate him as
I have created (him) before."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 416:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in
His Book which is with Him on His Throne, "My Mercy overpowers My
Anger."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 417:
Narrated Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Al-Harith:
from Abu Salama bin 'Abdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a
piece of land, and so he went to 'Aisha and told her about it. She said,
"O Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Allah's Apostle said, 'Any person who
takes even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with it down
seven earths.' "
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 418:
Narrated Salim's father:
The Prophet said, "Any person who takes a piece of land unjustly will
sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 419:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
The Prophet said. "(The division of time has turned to its original
form which was current when Allah created the Heavens and the Earths. The year
is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in
succession Dhul-Qa' da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab of
(the tribe of) Mudar which comes between Jumadi-ath-Thaniyah and Sha ban."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 420:
Narrated Said bin Zaid bin Amr bin Nufail:
That Arwa sued him before Marwan for a right, which she claimed, he had
deprived her of. On that Said said, "How should I deprive her of her
right? I testify that I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If anyone takes a span
of land unjustly, his neck will be encircled with it down seven earths on the
Day of Resurrection."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 421:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the
time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." He said, "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself
underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is
permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself
but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on
its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return
whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the
interpretation of the Statement of Allah: "And the sun Runs its fixed
course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in
Might, The All-Knowing." (36.38)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 422:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon will be folded up (deprived of
their light) on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 423:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of
someone's death or wife (i.e. birth), but they are two signs amongst the Signs
of Allah. So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse) offer the Prayer (of
eclipse)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 424:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the Signs
of Allah. They do not eclipse because of someone's death or life. So, if you
see them (i.e. eclipse), celebrate the Praises of Allah (i.e. pray)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 425:
Narrated 'Aisha:
On the day of a solar eclipse, Allah's Apostle stood up (to offer the
eclipse prayer). He recited Takbir, recited a long recitation (of Holy Verses),
bowed a long bowing, and then he raised h is head saying. "Allah hears him
who sends his praises to Him." Then he stayed standing, recited a long
recitation again, but shorter than the former, bowed a long bowing, but shorter
than the first, performed a long prostration and then performed the second
Rak'a in the same way as he had done the first. By the time he had finished his
prayer with Taslim, the solar eclipse had been over. Then he addressed the
people referring to the solar and lunar eclipses saying, "These are two
signs amongst the Signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse because of anyone's death
or life. So, if you see them, hasten for the Prayer."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 426:
Narrated Abu Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, "the sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the
death or life of someone, but they are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. So,
if you see them, offer the Prayer (of eclipse)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 427:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I have been made victorious with the
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 428:
Narrated Ata:
'Aisha said If the Prophet saw a cloud In the sky, he would walk to and fro
in agitation, go out and come in, and the color of his face would change, and
if it rained, he would feel relaxed." So 'Aisha knew that state of his. So
the Prophet said, I don't know (am afraid), it may be similar to what happened
to some people referred to in the Holy Quran in the following Verse: --
"Then when they saw it as a dense cloud coming towards their valleys, they
said, 'This is a cloud bringing us rain!' Nay, but, it is that (torment) which
you were asking to be hastened a wind wherein is severe torment." (46.24)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 429:
Narrated Malik bin Sasaa:
The Prophet said, "While I was at the House in a state midway between
sleep and wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two
men. A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body was
cut open from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen and then my abdomen
was washed with Zam-zam water and (my heart was) filled with wisdom and belief.
Al-Buraq, a white animal, smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey was
brought to me and I set out with Gabriel. When I reached the nearest heaven.
Gabriel said to the heaven gate-keeper, 'Open the gate.' The gatekeeper asked,
'Who is it?' He said, 'Gabriel.' The gate-keeper,' Who is accompanying you?'
Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' The gate-keeper said, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel
said, 'Yes.' Then it was said, 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!'
Then I met Adam and greeted him and he said, 'You are welcomed O son and a
Prophet.' Then we ascended to the second heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?'
Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was said, 'Who is with you?' He said, 'Muhammad' It
was asked, 'Has he been sent for?' He said, 'Yes.' It was said, 'He is
welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!" Then I met Jesus and Yahya
(John) who said, 'You are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended
to the third heaven. It was asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel said, 'Gabriel.' It was
asked, 'Who is with you? Gabriel said, 'Muhammad.' It was asked, 'Has he been
sent for?' 'Yes,' said Gabriel. 'He is welcomed. What a wonderful visit his is!'
(The Prophet added:). There I met Joseph and greeted him, and he replied, 'You
are welcomed, O brother and a Prophet!' Then we ascended to the 4th heaven and
again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens.
There I met Idris and greeted him. He said, 'You are welcomed O brother and
Prophet.' Then we ascended to the 5th heaven and again the same questions and
answers were exchanged as in previous heavens. there I met and greeted Aaron
who said, 'You are welcomed O brother and a Prophet". Then we ascended to
the 6th heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in
the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Moses who said, 'You are welcomed
O brother and. a Prophet.' When I proceeded on, he started weeping and on being
asked why he was weeping, he said, 'O Lord! Followers of this youth who was
sent after me will enter Paradise in greater number than my followers.' Then we
ascended to the seventh heaven and again the same questions and answers were
exchanged as in the previous heavens. There I met and greeted Abraham who said,
'You are welcomed o son and a Prophet.' Then I was shown Al-Bait-al-Ma'mur
(i.e. Allah's House). I asked Gabriel about it and he said, This is Al
Bait-ul-Ma'mur where 70,000 angels perform prayers daily and when they leave
they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into it daily).' Then I
was shown Sidrat-ul-Muntaha (i.e. a tree in the seventh heaven) and I saw its
Nabk fruits which resembled the clay jugs of Hajr (i.e. a town in Arabia), and
its leaves were like the ears of elephants, and four rivers originated at its
root, two of them were apparent and two were hidden. I asked Gabriel about
those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise, and the
apparent ones are the Nile and the Euphrates.' Then fifty prayers were enjoined
on me. I descended till I met Moses who asked me, 'What have you done?' I said,
'Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me.' He said, 'I know the people better
than you, because I had the hardest experience to bring Bani Israel to
obedience. Your followers cannot put up with such obligation. So, return to
your Lord and request Him (to reduce the number of prayers.' I returned and
requested Allah (for reduction) and He made it forty. I returned and (met
Moses) and had a similar discussion, and then returned again to Allah for
reduction and He made it thirty, then twenty, then ten, and then I came to
Moses who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced it to five. When I
came to Moses again, he said, 'What have you done?' I said, 'Allah has made it
five only.' He repeated the same advice but I said that I surrendered (to
Allah's Final Order)'" Allah's Apostle was addressed by Allah, "I
have decreed My Obligation and have reduced the burden on My slaves, and I
shall reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 430:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mus'ud:
Allah's Apostle, the true and truly inspired said, "(The matter of the
Creation of) a human being is put together in the womb of the mother in forty
days, and then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period, and then
a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an angel who is ordered
to write four things. He is ordered to write down his (i.e. the new creature's)
deeds, his livelihood, his (date of) death, and whether he will be blessed or
wretched (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into him. So, a man amongst
you may do (good deeds till there is only a cubit between him and Paradise and
then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing
(evil) deeds characteristic of the people of the (Hell) Fire. And similarly a
man amongst you may do (evil) deeds till there is only a cubit between him and
the (Hell) Fire, and then what has been written for him decides his behavior,
and he starts doing deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 431:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel saying,
'Allah loves so and-so; O Gabriel! Love him.' Gabriel would love him and make
an announcement amongst the inhabitants of the Heaven. 'Allah loves so-and-so,
therefore you should love him also,' and so all the inhabitants of the Heaven
would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the
earth."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 432:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The angels descend, the clouds and
mention this or that matter decreed in the Heaven. The devils listen stealthily
to such a matter, come down to inspire the soothsayers with it, and the latter
would add to it one-hundred lies of their own."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 433:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "On every Friday the angels take heir stand at every
gate of the mosques to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e.
according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer and when the Imam
sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the
sermon."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 434:
Narrated Sa'id bin Al-Musaiyab:
'Umar came to the Mosque while Hassan was reciting a poem. ('Umar
disapproved of that). On that Hassan said, "I used to recite poetry in
this very Mosque in the presence of one (i.e. the Prophet ) who was better than
you." Then he turned towards Abu Huraira and said (to him), "I ask
you by Allah, did you hear Allah's Apostle saying (to me), "Retort on my
behalf. O Allah! Support him (i.e. Hassan) with the Holy Spirit?" Abu
Huraira said, "Yes."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 435:
Narrated Al Bara:
The Prophet said to Hassan, "Lampoon them (i.e. the pagans) and Gabriel
is with you."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 436:
Narrated Jarir:
as below (Hadith 437).
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 437:
Narrated Humaid bin Hilal:
Anas bin Malik said, "As if I say a cloud of dust swirling up in the
lane of Bani Ghanim." Musa added, "That was caused by the procession
of Gabriel."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 438:
Narrated Aisha:
Al Harith bin Hisham asked the Prophet, "How does the divine
inspiration come to you?" He replied, "In all these ways: The Angel
sometimes comes to me with a voice which resembles the sound of a ringing bell,
and when this state abandons me, I remember what the Angel has said, and this
type of Divine Inspiration is the hardest on me; and sometimes the Angel comes
to me in the shape of a man and talks to me, and I understand and remember what
he says."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 439:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Who ever spends a couple (of objects) in
Allah's cause, will be called by the Gatekeepers of Paradise who will say,
"O so-and-so, come on!" Abu Bakr said, "Such a person will never
perish or be miserable' The Prophet said, "I hope you will be among such
person."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 440:
Narrated Abu Salama:
'Aisha said that the Prophet said to her "O 'Aisha' This is Gabriel and
he sends his (greetings) salutations to you." 'Aisha said,
"Salutations (Greetings) to him, and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on
him," and addressing the Prophet she said, "You see what I don't
see."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 441:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Apostle asked Gabriel, "Why don't you visit us more often than
you do?" Then the following Holy Verse was revealed (in this respect):--
"And we (angels) descend not but by the order of your Lord. To Him belong
what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two and your
Lord was never forgetful." (19.64)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 442:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel read the Qur'an to me in one way (i.e.
dialect) and I continued asking him to read it in different ways till he read
it in seven different ways."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 443:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to be
more generous in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel used to meet him. Gabriel
used to meet him every night in Ramadan to study the Holy Quran carefully
together. Allah's Apostle used to become more generous than the fast wind when
he met Gabriel
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 444:
Narrated Ibn Shihab:
Once Umar bin Abdul Aziz delayed the 'Asr prayer a little. 'Urwa said to
him, "Gabriel descended and led the prayer in front of the Prophet "
On that 'Umar said, "O Urwa! Be sure of what you say." "Urwa,
"I heard Bashir bin Abi Masud narrating from Ibn Masud who heard Allah's
Apostle saying, 'Gabriel descended and led me in prayer; and then prayed with
him again, and then prayed with him again, and then prayed with him again, and
then prayed with him again, counting with his fingers five prayers."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 445:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
The Prophet said, "Gabriel said to me, 'Whoever amongst your followers
die without having worshipped others besides Allah, will enter Paradise (or
will not enter the (Hell) Fire)." The Prophet asked. "Even if he has
committed illegal sexual intercourse or theft?" He replied, "Even
then."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 446:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Angels keep on descending from and ascending to the
Heaven in turn, some at night and some by daytime, and all of them assemble
together at the time of the Fajr and 'Asr prayers. Then those who have stayed
with you over-night, ascent unto Allah Who asks them, and He knows the answer
better than they, "How have you left My slaves?" They reply, "We
have left them praying as we found them praying." If anyone of you says
"Amin" (during the Prayer at the end of the recitation of
Surat-al-Faitiha), and the angels in Heaven say the same, and the two sayings
coincide, all his past sins will be forgiven."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 447:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I stuffed for the Prophet a pillow decorated with pictures (of animals)
which looked like a Namruqa (i.e. a small cushion). He came and stood among the
people with excitement apparent on his face. I said, "O Allah's Apostle!
What is wrong?" He said, "What is this pillow?" I said, "I
have prepared this pillow for you, so that you may recline on it." He
said, "Don't you know that angels do not enter a house wherein there are
pictures; and whoever makes a picture will be punished on the Day of
Resurrection and will be asked to give life to (what he has created)?"
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 448:
Narrated Abu Talha:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying; "Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house
wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living creature (a human being or an
animal)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 449:
Narrated Busr bin Said:
That Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated to him something in the presence of
Said bin 'Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani who was brought up in the house of Maimuna the
wife of the Prophet. Zaid narrated to them that Abu Talha said that the Prophet
said, "The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there is a
picture." Busr said, "Later on Zaid bin Khalid fell ill and we called
on him. To our surprise we saw a curtain decorated with pictures in his house.
I said to Ubaidullah Al-Khaulani, "Didn't he (i.e. Zaid) tell us about the
(prohibition of) pictures?" He said, "But he excepted the embroidery
on garments. Didn't you hear him?" I said, "No." He said,
"Yes, he did."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 450:
Narrated Salim's father:
Once Gabriel promised the Prophet (that he would visit him, but Gabriel did
not come) and later on he said, "We, angels, do not enter a house which
contains a picture or a dog."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 451:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the Imam, during the prayer, says,
"Allah hears him who praises Him', say: 'O Allah! Our Lord! All the
praises are for You/, for if the saying of anyone of you coincides with the
saying of the angels, his past sins will be forgiven."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 452:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "As long as any-one of you is waiting for the prayer,
he is considered to be praying actually, and the angels say, 'O Allah! Be
merciful to him and forgive him', (and go on saying so) unless he leaves his
place of praying or passes wind (i.e. breaks his ablution)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 453:
Narrated Yali:
I heard the Prophet reciting the following Verse on the pulpit: "They
will call: O Mali......' and Sufyan said that 'Abdullah recited it: 'They will
call: O Mali..' (43.77)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 454:
Narrated 'Aisha:
That she asked the Prophet , 'Have you encountered a day harder than the day
of the battle) of Uhud?" The Prophet replied, "Your tribes have
troubled me a lot, and the worse trouble was the trouble on the day of 'Aqaba
when I presented myself to Ibn 'Abd-Yalail bin 'Abd-Kulal and he did not
respond to my demand. So I departed, overwhelmed with excessive sorrow, and
proceeded on, and could not relax till I found myself at Qarnath-Tha-alib where
I lifted my head towards the sky to see a cloud shading me unexpectedly. I
looked up and saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, 'Allah has heard your
people's saying to you, and what they have replied back to you, Allah has sent
the Angel of the Mountains to you so that you may order him to do whatever you
wish to these people.' The Angel of the Mountains called and greeted me, and
then said, "O Muhammad! Order what you wish. If you like, I will let
Al-Akh-Shabain (i.e. two mountains) fall on them." The Prophet said,
"No but I hope that Allah will let them beget children who will worship
Allah Alone, and will worship None besides Him."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 455:
Narrated Abu Ishaq-Ash-Shaibani:
I asked Zir bin Hubaish regarding the Statement of Allah: "And was at a
distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer; So did (Allah) convey The
Inspiration to His slave (Gabriel) and then he (Gabriel) Conveyed (that to
Muhammad). (53.9-10) On that, Zir said, "Ibn Mas'ud informed us that the
Prophet had seen Gabriel having 600 wings."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 456:
Narrated Abdullah:
Regarding the Verse: "Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his
Lord, The Greatest!" (53.18) That the Prophet had seen a green carpet
spread all over the horizon of the sky.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 457:
Narrated Aisha:
Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a
great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was created
covering the whole horizon.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 458:
Narrated Masruq:
I asked Aisha "What about His Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel)
approached And came closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or
(even) nearer?" (53.8-9) She replied, "It was Gabriel who used to
come to the Prophet in the figure of a man, but on that occasion, he came in
his actual and real figure and (he was so huge) that he covered the whole
horizon."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 459:
Narrated Samura:
The Prophet said, "Last night I saw (in a dream) two men coming to me.
One of them said, "The person who kindles the fire is Malik, the
gate-keeper of the (Hell) Fire, and I am Gabriel, and this is Michael."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 460:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If a husband calls his wife to his bed (i.e. to
have sexual relation) and she refuses and causes him to sleep in anger, the
angels will curse her till morning."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 461:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
that he heard the Prophet saying, "The Divine Inspiration was delayed
for a short period but suddenly, as I was walking. I heard a voice in the sky,
and when I looked up towards the sky, to my surprise, I saw the angel who had
come to me in the Hira Cave, and he was sitting on a chair in between the sky
and the earth. I was so frightened by him that I fell on the ground and came to
my family and said (to them), 'Cover me! (with a blanket), cover me!' Then
Allah sent the Revelation: "O, You wrapped up (In a blanket)! (Arise and
warn! And your Lord magnify And keep pure your garments, And desert the
idols." (74.1-5)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 462:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "On the night of my Ascent to the Heaven, I saw Moses
who was a tall brown curly-haired man as if he was one of the men of Shan'awa
tribe, and I saw Jesus, a man of medium height and moderate complexion inclined
to the red and white colors and of lank hair. I also saw Malik, the gate-keeper
of the (Hell) Fire and Ad-Dajjal amongst the signs which Allah showed me."
(The Prophet then recited the Holy Verse): "So be not you in doubt of
meeting him' when you met Moses during the night of Mi'raj over the
heavens" (32.23)
Narrated Anas and Abu Bakra: "The Prophet said, "The angels will
guard Medina from Ad-Dajjal (who will not be able to enter the city of
Medina)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 463:
Narrated Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you dies, he will be shown his
destination both in the morning and in the evening, and if he belongs to the
people of Paradise, he will be shown his place in Paradise, and if he is from
the people of Hell, he will be shown his place in Hell."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 464:
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:
The Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming
the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the majority
of its inhabitants were women."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 465:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were in the company of the Prophet, he said, "While I was
asleep, I saw myself in Paradise and there I beheld a woman making ablution
beside a palace, I asked, To whom does this palace belong? 'They said, To 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab.' Then I remembered 'Umar's Ghaira (concerning women), and so I
quickly went away from that palace." (When 'Umar heard this from the
Prophet), he wept and said, "Do you think it is likely that I feel Ghaira
because of you, O Allah's Apostle?"
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 466:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Qais Al-Ashari:
The Prophet said, "A tent (in Paradise) is like a hollow pearl which is
thirty miles in height and on every corner of the tent the believer will have a
family that cannot be seen by the others." (Narrated Abu Imran in another
narration, "(The tent is) sixty miles (in height)")
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 467:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My Pious
slaves things which have never been seen by an eye, or heard by an ear, or
imagined by a human being." If you wish, you can recite this Verse from
the Holy Quran:--"No soul knows what is kept hidden for them, of joy as a
reward for what they used to do." (32.17)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 468:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The first group (of people) who will enter
Paradise will be (glittering) like the moon when it is full. They will not spit
or blow their noses or relieve nature. Their utensils will be of gold and their
combs of gold and silver; in their centers the aloe wood will be used, and
their sweat will smell like musk. Everyone of them will have two wives; the
marrow of the bones of the wives' legs will be seen through the flesh out of
excessive beauty. They ( i.e. the people of Paradise) will neither have differences
nor hatred amongst themselves; their hearts will be as if one heart and they
will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 469:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter
Paradise will be (glittering) like a full moon; and those who will enter next
will be (glittering) like the brightest star. Their hearts will be as if the
heart of a single man, for they will have no enmity amongst themselves, and
everyone of them shall have two wives, each of whom will be so beautiful, pure
and transparent that the marrow of the bones of their legs will be seen through
the flesh. They will be glorifying Allah in the morning and evening, and will
never fall ill, and they will neither blow their noses, nor spit. Their
utensils will be of gold and silver, and their combs will be of gold, and the
fuel used in their centers will be the aloes-wood, and their sweat will smell
like musk."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 470:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The Prophet said, "Verily! 70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will enter
Paradise altogether; so that the first and the last amongst them will enter at
the same time, and their faces will be glittering like the bright full
moon."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 471:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A silken cloak was presented to the Prophet and he used to forbid the usage
of silk (by men). When the people were fascinated by the cloak. he said,
"By Allah in Whose Hands the life of Muhammad is, the handkerchiefs of Sad
bin Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 472:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah's Apostle was given a silken garment, and its beauty and delicacy
astonished the people. On that, Allah's Apostle said, "No doubt, the
handkerchiefs of Sad bin Muadh in Paradise are better than this."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 473:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad Al-Saidi:
Allah's Apostle said, "A place in Paradise equal to the size of a lash
is better than the whole world and whatever is in it."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 474:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and
huge that) if a rider travels in its shade for one hundred years, he would not
be able to cross it."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 475:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said "There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and huge
that) a rider could travel in its shade for a hundred years. And if you wish,
you can recite:--'In shade long extended..' (56. 30) and a place in Paradise
equal to an arrow bow of one of you, is better than (the whole earth) on which
the sun rises and sets."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 476:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise
will be (glittering) like the full moon, and the batch next to them will be
(glittering) like the most brilliant star in the sky. Their hearts will be as
if the heart of a single man, for they will have neither enmity nor jealousy
amongst themselves; everyone will have two wives from the houris, (who will be
so beautiful, pure and transparent that) the marrow of the bones of their legs
will be seen through the bones and the flesh."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 477:
Narrated Al-Bara (bin Azib):
The Prophet, after the death of his son Ibrahim, said, "There is a
wet-nurse for him (i.e. Ibrahim) in Paradise."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 478:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "The people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of
the lofty mansions (i.e. a superior place in Paradise) in the same way as one
looks at a brilliant star far away in the East or in the West on the horizon;
all that is because of their superiority over one another (in rewards)."
On that the people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Are these lofty mansions for
the prophets which nobody else can reach? The Prophet replied," No!
"By Allah in whose Hands my life is, these are for the men who believed in
Allah and also believed in the Apostles."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 479:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The Prophet said, "Paradise has eight gates, and one of them is called
Ar-Raiyan through which none will enter but those who observe fasting."
The Prophet also said, "If a person spends two different kinds of
something (for Allah's Cause), he will be called from the gates of
Paradise."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 480:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
While the Prophet was on a journey, he said (regarding the performance of
the Zuhr prayer), "Wait till it (i.e. the weather) gets cooler." He
said the same again till the shade of the hillocks extended. Then he said,
"Delay the (Zuhr) Prayer till it gets cooler, for the severity of heat is
from the increase in heat of Hell (fire)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 481:
Narrated Abu Sad: The Prophet said, "Delay the (Zuhr) Prayer till it
gets cooler, for t
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 482:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The (Hell) Fire complained to its Lord saying,
'O my Lord! My different parts eat up each other.' So, He allowed it to take
two breaths, one in the winter and the other in summer, and this is the reason
for the severe heat and the bitter cold you find (in weather)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 483:
Narrated Abu Jamra Ad-Dabi:
I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas in Mecca. Once I had a fever and he said (to
me), "Cool your fever with Zam-zam water, for Allah's Apostle said: 'It,
(the Fever) is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so, cool it with water (or Zam-zam
water)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 484:
Narrated Rafi bin Khadij:
I heard the Prophet saying, "Fever is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire;
so cool it with water."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 485:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Fever is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire, so cool
it with water."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 486:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Fever is from the heat of the (Hell) Fire; so abate
fever with water."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 487:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Your (ordinary) fire is one of 70 parts of the
(Hell) Fire." Someone asked, "O Allah's Apostle This (ordinary) fire
would have been sufficient (to torture the unbelievers)," Allah's Apostle
said, "The (Hell) Fire has 69 parts more than the ordinary (worldly) fire,
each part is as hot as this (worldly) fire."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 488:
Narrated Yali:
That he heard the Prophet on the pulpit reciting:--
"They will cry: "O Malik!' (43.77) (Malik is the gate-keeper
(angel) of the (Hell) Fire.)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 489:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Somebody said to Usama, "Will you go to so-and-so (i.e. 'Uthman) and
talk to him (i.e. advise him regarding ruling the country)?" He said,
"You see that I don't talk to him. Really I talk to (advise) him secretly
without opening a gate (of affliction), for neither do I want to be the first
to open it (i.e. rebellion), nor will I say to a man who is my ruler that he is
the best of all the people after I have heard something from Allah s Apostle
." They said, What have you heard him saying? He said, "I have heard
him saying, "A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and thrown
in the (Hell) Fire, so that his intestines will come out, and he will go around
like a donkey goes around a millstone. The people of (Hell) Fire will gather
around him and say: O so-and-so! What is wrong with you? Didn't you use to
order us to do good deeds and forbid us to do bad deeds? He will reply: Yes, I
used to order you to do good deeds, but I did not do them myself, and I used to
forbid you to do bad deeds, yet I used to do them myself."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 490:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Magic was worked on the Prophet so that he began to fancy that he was doing
a thing which he was not actually doing. One day he invoked (Allah) for a long
period and then said, "I feel that Allah has inspired me as how to cure
myself. Two persons came to me (in my dream) and sat, one by my head and the
other by my feet. One of them asked the other, "What is the ailment of this
man?" The other replied, 'He has been bewitched" The first asked,
'Who has bewitched him?' The other replied, 'Lubaid bin Al-A'sam.' The first
one asked, 'What material has he used?' The other replied, 'A comb, the hair
gathered on it, and the outer skin of the pollen of the male date-palm.' The
first asked, 'Where is that?' The other replied, 'It is in the well of
Dharwan.' " So, the Prophet went out towards the well and then returned
and said to me on his return, "Its date-palms (the date-palms near the
well) are like the heads of the devils." I asked, "Did you take out
those things with which the magic was worked?" He said, "No, for I
have been cured by Allah and I am afraid that this action may spread evil
amongst the people." Later on the well was filled up with earth.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 491:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "During your sleep, Satan knots three knots at
the back of the head of each of you, and he breathes the following words at
each knot, 'The night is, long, so keep on sleeping,' If that person wakes up
and celebrates the praises of Allah, then one knot is undone, and when he
performs ablution the second knot is undone, and when he prays, all the knots
are undone, and he gets up in the morning lively and gay, otherwise he gets up
dull and gloomy. "
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 492:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
It was mentioned before the Prophet that there was a man who slept the night
till morning (after sunrise). The Prophet said, "He is a man in whose ears
(or ear) Satan had urinated."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 493:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, when having sexual relation with
his wife, say: 'In the name of Allah. O Allah! Protect us from Satan and
prevent Satan from approaching our offspring you are going to give us,' and if
he begets a child (as a result of that relation) Satan will not harm it."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 494:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the (upper) edge of the sun appears (in the
morning), don't perform a prayer till the sun appears in full, and when the
lower edge of the sun sets, don't perform a prayer till it sets completely. And
you should not seek to pray at sunrise or sunset for the sun rises between two
sides of the head of the devil (or Satan)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 495:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "If while you are praying, somebody intends to pass
in front of you, prevent him; and should he insist, prevent him again; and if
he insists again, fight with him (i.e. prevent him violently e.g. pushing him
violently), because such a person is (like) a devil."
Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin: Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Apostle put me
in charge of the Zakat of Ramadan (i.e. Zakat-ul-Fitr). Someone came to me and
started scooping some of the foodstuff of (Zakat) with both hands. I caught him
and told him that I would take him to Allah's Apostle." Then Abu Huraira
told the whole narration and added "He (i.e. the thief) said, 'Whenever
you go to your bed, recite the Verse of "Al-Kursi" (2.255) for then a
guardian from Allah will be guarding you, and Satan will not approach you till
dawn.' " On that the Prophet said, "He told you the truth, though he
is a liar, and he (the thief) himself was the Satan."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 496:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Satan comes to one of you and says, 'Who created
so-and-so? 'till he says, 'Who has created your Lord?' So, when he inspires
such a question, one should seek refuge with Allah and give up such
thoughts."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 497:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan comes, the gates of
Paradise are opened and the gates of the (Hell) Fire are closed, and the devils
are chained."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 498:
Narrated Ubai bin Kab:
That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "(The prophet) Moses said to his
attendant, "Bring us our early meal' (18.62). The latter said, 'Did you
remember when we betook ourselves to the rock? I indeed forgot the fish and
none but Satan made me forget to remember it." (18.63) Moses did not feel
tired till he had crossed the place which Allah ordered him to go to."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 499:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I saw Allah's Apostle pointing towards the east saying, "Lo!
Afflictions will verily emerge hence; afflictions will verily emerge hence
where the (side of the head of) Satan appears."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 500:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, "When nightfalls, then keep your children close to
you, for the devil spread out then. An hour later you can let them free; and
close the gates of your house (at night), and mention Allah's Name thereupon,
and cover your utensils, and mention Allah's Name thereupon, (and if you don't
have something to cover your utensil) you may put across it something (e.g. a
piece of wood etc.)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 501:
Narrated Safiya bint Huyay:
While Allah's Apostle was in Itikaf, I called on him at night and having had
a talk with him, I got up to depart. He got up also to accompany me to my
dwelling place, which was then in the house of Usama bin Zaid. Two Ansari men
passed by, and when they saw the Prophet they hastened away. The Prophet said
(to them). "Don't hurry! It is Safiya, the daughter of Huyay (i.e. my
wife)." They said, "Glorified be Allah! O Allah's Apostle! (How dare
we suspect you?)" He said, "Satan circulates in the human mind as
blood circulates in it, and I was afraid that Satan might throw an evil thought
(or something) into your hearts."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 502:
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd:
While I was sitting in the company of the Prophet, two men abused each other
and the face of one of them became red with anger, and his jugular veins
swelled (i.e. he became furious). On that the Prophet said, "I know a
word, the saying of which will cause him to relax, if he does say it. If he
says: 'I seek Refuge with Allah from Satan.' then all is anger will go away."
Some body said to him, "The Prophet has said, 'Seek refuge with Allah from
Satan."' The angry man said, "Am I mad?"
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 503:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, on having sexual relation with his
wife, says: 'O Allah! Protect me from Satan, and prevent Satan from approaching
the offspring you are going to give me,' and if it happens that the lady
conceives a child, Satan will neither harm it nor be given power over it."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 504:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet offered a prayer, and (after finishing) he said, "Satan
came in front of me trying persistently to divert my attention from the prayer,
but Allah gave me the strength to over-power him."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 505:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "When the call for the prayer is pronounced, Satan
takes to his heels, passing wind with noise, When the call for the prayer is
finished, he comes back. And when the Iqama is pronounced, he again takes to
his heels, and after its completion, he returns again to interfere between the
(praying) person and his heart, saying to him. 'Remember this or that thing.'
till the person forgets whether he has offered three or four Rakat: so if one
forgets whether he has prayed three or four Rak'a-t, he should perform two
prostrations of Sahu (i.e. forgetfulness)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 506:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "When any human being is born. Satan touches him at
both sides of the body with his two fingers, except Jesus, the son of Mary,
whom Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the placenta-cover
instead."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 507:
Narrated Alqama:
I went to Sham (and asked. "Who is here?"), The people said,
"Abu Ad-Darda." Abu Darda said, "Is the person whom Allah has
protected against Satan, (as Allah's Apostle said) amongst you". The
sub-narrator, Mughira said that the person who was given Allah's Refuge through
the tongue of the Prophet was 'Ammar (bin Yasir).
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 508:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "While the angels talk amidst the clouds about things
that are going to happen on earth, the devils hear a word of what they say and
pour it in the ears of a soothsayer as one pours something in a bottle, and
they add one hundred lies to that (one word)."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 509:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he
should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the
act of yawning) should say: 'Ha', Satan will laugh at him."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 510:
Narrated 'Aisha:
On the day (of the battle) of Uhud when the pagans were defeated, Satan
shouted, "O slaves of Allah! Beware of the forces at your back," and
on that the Muslims of the front files fought with the Muslims of the back
files (thinking they were pagans). Hudhaifa looked back to see his father
"Al-Yaman," (being attacked by the Muslims). He shouted, "O
Allah's Slaves! My father! My father!" By Allah, they did not stop till
they killed him. Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." 'Urwa said
that Hudhaifa continued to do good (invoking Allah to forgive the killer of his
father till he met Allah (i.e. died).
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 511:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I asked the Prophet about one's looking here and there during the prayer. He
replied, "It is what Satan steals from the prayer of any one of you."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 512:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
as below i.e. Hadith No. 513)
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 513:
Narrated Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad or evil dream
is from Satan; so if anyone of you has a bad dream of which he gets afraid, he
should spit on his left side and should seek Refuge with Allah from its evil,
for then it will not harm him."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 514:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If one says one-hundred times in one day:
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Alone Who has no
partners, to Him belongs Dominion and to Him belong all the Praises, and He has
power over all things (i.e. Omnipotent)", one will get the reward of
manumitting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will be written in his
account, and one-hundred bad deeds will be wiped off or erased from his
account, and on that day he will be protected from the morning till evening
from Satan, and nobody will be superior to him except one who has done more
than that which he has done."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 515:
Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas:
Once Umar asked the leave to see Allah's Apostle in whose company there were
some Quraishi women who were talking to him and asking him for more financial
support raising their voices. When 'Umar asked permission to enter the women
got up (quickly) hurrying to screen themselves. When Allah's Apostle admitted
'Umar, Allah's Apostle was smiling, 'Umar asked, "O Allah's Apostle! May
Allah keep you gay always." Allah's Apostle said, "I am astonished at
these women who were with me. As soon as they heard your voice, they hastened
to screen themselves." 'Umar said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have more
right to be feared by them." Then he addressed (those women) saying,
"O enemies of your own souls! Do you fear me and not Allah's Apostle
?" They replied. "Yes, for you are a fearful and fierce man as
compared with Allah's Apostle." On that Allah's Apostle said (to 'Umar),
"By Him in Whose Hands my life is, whenever Satan sees you taking a path,
he follows a path other than yours."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 516:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the
ablution, he should wash his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out
thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the
night."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 517:
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Sasaa Ansari:
That Abu Said Al-Khudri said to his father. "I see you are fond of
sheep and the desert, so when you want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice
with it for whoever will hear the Adhan whether a human being, or a Jinn, or
anything else, will bear witness, in favor on the Day of Resurrection."
Abu Said added, "I have heard this from Allah's Apostle ."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 518:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on the pulpit saying,
"Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with two white lines
on its back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or mutilated tail) for they
destroy the sight of one's eyes and bring about abortion." ('Abdullah bin
'Umar further added): Once while I was chasing a snake in order, to kill it,
Abu Lubaba called me saying: "Don't kill it," I said. "Allah's
Apostle ordered us to kill snakes." He said, "But later on he
prohibited the killing of snakes living in the houses." (Az-Zubri said.
"Such snakes are called Al-Awamir.")
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 519:
Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri:
Allah's Apostle said, "There will come a time when the best property of
a man will be sheep which he will graze on the tops of mountains and the places
where rain falls (i.e. pastures) escaping to protect his religion from
afflictions."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 520:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The main source of disbelief is in the east.
Pride and arrogance are characteristics of the owners of horses and camels, and
those bedouins who are busy with their camels and pay no attention to Religion;
while modesty and gentleness are the characteristics of the owners of
sheep."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 521:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Umar and Abu Mas'ud:
Allah's Apostle pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said, "True
Belief is Yemenite yonder (i.e. the Yemenite, had True Belief and embraced
Islam readily), but sternness and mercilessness are the qualities of those who
are busy with their camels and pay no attention to the Religion where the two
sides of the head of Satan will appear. Such qualities belong to the tribe of
Rabi'a and Mudar."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "When you hear the crowing of cocks, ask for Allah's
Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel. And when you
hear the braying of donkeys, seek Refuge with Allah from Satan for (their
braying indicates) that they have seen a Satan."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 523:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 524:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A group of Israelites were lost. Nobody knows what
they did. But I do not see them except that they were cursed and changed into
rats, for if you put the milk of a she-camel in front of a rat, it will not
drink it, but if the milk of a sheep is put in front of it, it will drink
it." I told this to Ka'b who asked me, "Did you hear it from the
Prophet ?" I said, "Yes." Ka'b asked me the same question
several times.; I said to Ka'b. "Do I read the Torah? (i.e. I tell you
this from the Prophet.)"
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 525:
Narrated Aisha:
The Prophet called the Salamander, a mischief-doer. I have not heard him
ordering that it should be killed. Sad bin Waqqas claims that the Prophet
ordered that it should be killed.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 526:
Narrated Um Sharik:
That the Prophet ordered her to kill Salamanders.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 527:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Kill the snake with two white lines on its back, for
it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 528:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet ordered that a short-tailed or mutilated-tailed snake (i.e.
Abtar) should be killed, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 529:
Narrated Abu Mulaika:
Ibn Umar used to kill snakes, but afterwards he forbade their killing and
said, "Once the Prophet pulled down a wall and saw a cast-off skin of a
snake in it. He said, 'Look for the snake. 'They found it and the Prophet said,
"Kill it." For this reason I used to kill snakes. Later on I met Abu
Lubaba who told me the Prophet said, 'Do not kill snakes except the
short-tailed or mutilated-tailed snake with two white lines on its back, for it
causes abortion and makes one blind. So kill it.' "
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 530:
Narrated Nafi:
Ibn 'Umar used to kill snakes but when Abu Lubaba informed him that the
Prophet had forbidden the killing of snakes living in houses, he gave up
killing them.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 531:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said, "Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be
killed even in the Sanctuary: They are the rat the scorpion, the kite, the crow
and the rabid dog."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 532:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "It is not sinful of a person in the state of
Ihram to kill any of these five animals: The scorpion, the rat, the rabid dog,
the crow and the kite."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 533:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, and
close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns
spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put out
your lights, for the mischief-doer (i.e. the rat) may drag away the wick of the
candle and burn the dwellers of the house." Ata said, "The
devils." (instead of the Jinns).
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 534:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Once we were in the company of Allah's Apostle in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat
(77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Apostle .
Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards it to kill it, but
it hastened and entered its hole before we were able to catch it. Allah's
Apostle said," It has been saved from your evil and you have been saved
from its evil."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 535:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet said, "A woman entered the (Hell) Fire
because of a cat w
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 536:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was
taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that
his luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then ordered that the
dwelling place of the ants should be set on fire. Allah sent him a
revelation:-- "Wouldn't it have been sufficient to burn a single ant?
(that bit you): (See Page 162, chapter No. 153).
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 537:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said "If a house fly falls in the drink of anyone of you,
he should dip it (in the drink), for one of its wings has a disease and the
other has the cure for the disease."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 538:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because,
passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die
of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out
some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 539:
Narrated Abu Talha:
The Prophet said, "Angels do not enter a house witch has either a dog
or a picture in it."
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 540:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle ordered that the dogs should be killed.
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 541:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "If somebody keeps a dog, he loses one Qirat (of
the reward) of his good deeds everyday, except if he keeps it for the purpose
of agriculture or for the protection of livestock. "
Volume 4, Book 54,
Number 542:
Narrated Sufyan bin Abi Zuhair Ash-Shani:
That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "If somebody keeps a dog that is
neither used for farm work nor for guarding the livestock, he will lose one
Qirat (of the reward) of his good deeds everyday."