that Heraclius had sent for him to come along with a group of the Quraish who were trading in Sha'm,
and they came to him. Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said, "Heraclius asked for
the letter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . When the letter was read, its contents were as follows: 'In the name of
Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Muhammad, Allah's slave and His Apostle to Heraclius, the
Chief of Byzantines: Peace be upon him who follows the right path (guidance)! Amma ba'du (to
proceed )...' (See Hadith No 6, Vol 1 for details)
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Hadith 6261
Chapter 25: Whose name is to be written first in a letter - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra):
وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَخَذَ خَشَبَةً فَنَقَرَهَا، فَأَدْخَلَ فِيهَا أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ وَصَحِيفَةً مِنْهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" نَجَرَ خَشَبَةً، فَجَعَلَ الْمَالَ فِي جَوْفِهَا، وَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ صَحِيفَةً مِنْ فُلاَنٍ إِلَى فُلاَنٍ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned a person from Bani Israel who took a piece of wood, made a hole in it, and put therein one thousand Dinar and letter from him to his friend. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(That man) cut a piece of wood and put the money inside it and wrote a letter from such and such a person to such and such a person."
The people of (the tribe of) Quraiza agreed upon to accept the verdict of Sa`d. The Prophet (ﷺ) sent for
him (Sa`d) and he came. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to those people), "Get up for your chief or the best among
you!" Sa`d sat beside the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), "These people have agreed to accept
your verdict." Sa`d said, "So I give my judgment that their warriors should be killed and their women
and children should be taken as captives." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You have judged according to the King's
(Allah's) judgment." (See Hadith No. 447, Vol. 5)
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from the Qur'an, while my hand was
between his hands. (Tashah-hud was) all the best compliments and the prayers and the good things are
for Allah. Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on you, O Prophet! Peace be on us and on the
pious slaves of Allah, I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I also testify
that Muhammad is Allah's slave and His Apostle. (We used to recite this in the prayer) during the
lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) , but when he had died, we used to say, "Peace be on the Prophet."
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Hadith 6266
Chapter 29: Al-Mu'anaqa - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ـ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ـ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ يَا أَبَا حَسَنٍ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَصْبَحَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ بَارِئًا فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ الْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ أَلاَ تَرَاهُ أَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ بَعْدَ الثَّلاَثِ عَبْدُ الْعَصَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَيُتَوَفَّى فِي وَجَعِهِ، وَإِنِّي لأَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الْمَوْتَ، فَاذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَنَسْأَلَهُ فِيمَنْ يَكُونُ الأَمْرُ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِينَا عَلِمْنَا ذَلِكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غَيْرِنَا أَمَرْنَاهُ فَأَوْصَى بِنَا. قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ سَأَلْنَاهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَمْنَعُنَا لاَ يُعْطِينَاهَا النَّاسُ أَبَدًا، وَإِنِّي لاَ أَسْأَلُهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَبَدًا.
`Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of the Prophet (ﷺ) during his fatal ailment. The people asked
(`Ali), "O Abu Hasan! How is the health of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) this morning?" `Ali said, "This morning
he is better, with the grace of Allah." Al-`Abbas held `Ali by the hand and said, "Don't you see him
(about to die)? By Allah, within three days you will be the slave of the stick (i.e., under the command
of another ruler). By Allah, I think that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) will die from his present ailment, for I know
the signs of death on the faces of the offspring of `Abdul Muttalib. So let us go to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to
ask him who will take over the Caliphate. If the authority is given to us, we will know it, and if it is
given to somebody else we will request him to recommend us to him. " `Ali said, "By Allah! If we ask
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for the rulership and he refuses, then the people will never give it to us. Besides, I will
never ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for it." (See Hadith No 728, Vol 5)
While I was a companion rider with the Prophet (ﷺ) he said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik wa
Sa`daik." He repeated this call three times and then said, "Do you know what Allah's Right on His
slaves is?" I replied, "No." He said, Allah's Right on His slaves is that they should worship Him
(Alone) and should not join partners in worship with Him." He said, "O Mu`adh!" I replied, "Labbaik
wa Sa`daik." He said, "Do you know what the right of (Allah's) salves on Allah is, if they do that
(worship Him Alone and join none in His worship)? It is that He will not punish them."
(another chain through Mu'adh)
While I was walking with the Prophet (ﷺ) at the Hurra of Medina in the evening, the mountain of Uhud
appeared before us. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Abu Dhar! I would not like to have gold equal to Uhud
(mountain) for me, unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me, for more than
one day or three days, except that single Dinar which I will keep for repaying debts. I will spend all of
it (the whole amount) among Allah's slaves like this and like this and like this." The Prophet (ﷺ) pointed
out with his hand to illustrate it and then said, "O Abu Dhar!" I replied, "Labbaik wa Sa`daik, O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He said, "Those who have much wealth (in this world) will be the least rewarded (in
the Hereafter) except those who do like this and like this (i.e., spend their money in charity)." Then he
ordered me, "Remain at your place and do not leave it, O Abu Dhar, till I come back." He went away
till he disappeared from me. Then I heard a voice and feared that something might have happened to
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and I intended to go (to find out) but I remembered the statement of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
that I should not leave, my place, so I kept on waiting (and after a while the Prophet (ﷺ) came), and I said
to him, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I heard a voice and I was afraid that something might have happened to
you, but then I remembered your statement and stayed (there). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was Gabriel
who came to me and informed me that whoever among my followers died without joining others in
worship with Allah, would enter Paradise." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Even if he had committed
illegal sexual intercourse and theft?" He said, "Even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and
theft."
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade that a man should be made to get up from his seat so that another might sit on it,
but one should make room and spread out. Ibn `Umar disliked that a man should get up from his seat
and then somebody else sit at his place.
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Hadith 6271
Chapter 33: Whoever got up from his gathering that the people might get up - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَذْكُرُ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةَ جَحْشٍ دَعَا النَّاسَ طَعِمُوا ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَخَذَ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِيَامِ فَلَمْ يَقُومُوا، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَامَ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَامَ مَنْ قَامَ مَعَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ، وَبَقِيَ ثَلاَثَةٌ، وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَاءَ لِيَدْخُلَ فَإِذَا الْقَوْمُ جُلُوسٌ، ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ قَامُوا فَانْطَلَقُوا ـ قَالَ ـ فَجِئْتُ فَأَخْبَرْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُمْ قَدِ انْطَلَقُوا، فَجَاءَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَدْخُلُ، فَأَرْخَى الْحِجَابَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ، وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمًا}.
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) married Zainab bint Jahsh, he invited the people who took their meals and then
remained sitting and talking. The Prophet (ﷺ) pretended to be ready to get up, but the people did not get
up. When he noticed that, he got up, and when he had got up, some of those people got up along with
him and there remained three (who kept on sitting). Then the Prophet (ﷺ) came back and found those
people still sitting. Later on those people got up and went away. So I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and
informed him that they had left.
The Prophet (ﷺ) came, and entered (his house). I wanted to enter(along with him) but he dropped a curtain
between me and him. Allah then revealed: 'O you who believe! Do not enter the Prophet's Houses
until leave is given... (to His statement)... Verily! That shall be an enormity, in Allah's sight.' (33.53)
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Shall I inform you of the biggest of the great sins?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "To join partners in worship with Allah, and to be undutiful to one's parents. "
as above (No. 290) adding: The Prophet (ﷺ) was reclining (leaning) and then he sat up saying, "And I
warn you against giving a false statement." And he kept on saying that warning so much so that we
said, "Would that he had stopped."
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Hadith 6276
Chapter 37: The bed. - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated `Aisha:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي وَسْطَ السَّرِيرِ، وَأَنَا مُضْطَجِعَةٌ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْقِبْلَةِ تَكُونُ لِيَ الْحَاجَةُ، فَأَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَقُومَ فَأَسْتَقْبِلَهُ فَأَنْسَلُّ انْسِلاَلاً.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to offer his prayer (while standing) in the midst of the bed, and I used to lie in
front of him between him and the Qibla It I had any necessity for getting up and I used to dislike to get
up and face him (while he was in prayer), but I would gradually slip away from the bed.
The news of my fasting was mentioned to the Prophet (ﷺ) . So he entered upon me and I put for him a
leather cushion stuffed with palm-fibres. The Prophet (ﷺ) sat on the floor and the cushion was between me
and him. He said to me, "Isn't it sufficient for you (that you fast) three days a month?" I said, "O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "You may fast) five days a month." I said, "O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (I can fast more than this)." He said, "(You may fast) seven days." I said, "O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "Nine." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He said, "Eleven." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!"
He said, "No fasting is superior to the fasting of (the Prophet (ﷺ) David) which was one half of a year, and
he used, to fast on alternate days. (See Hadith No. 300, Vol 3)
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Hadith 6278
Chapter 38: Anyone for whom a cushion was put - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Ibrahim:
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الشَّأْمَ. وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ ذَهَبَ عَلْقَمَةُ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ، فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي جَلِيسًا. فَقَعَدَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ. قَالَ أَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ صَاحِبُ السِّرِّ الَّذِي كَانَ لاَ يَعْلَمُهُ غَيْرُهُ ـ يَعْنِي حُذَيْفَةَ ـ أَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ ـ أَوْ كَانَ فِيكُمُ ـ الَّذِي أَجَارَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى لِسَانِ رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ـ يَعْنِي عَمَّارًا ـ أَوَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ صَاحِبُ السِّوَاكِ وَالْوِسَادِ ـ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ـ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقْرَأُ {وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى}. قَالَ {وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى}. فَقَالَ مَا زَالَ هَؤُلاَءِ حَتَّى كَادُوا يُشَكِّكُونِي، وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
'Alaqama went to Sham and came to the mosque and offered a two-rak`at prayer, and invoked Allah:
"O Allah! Bless me with a (pious) good companion." So he sat beside Abu Ad-Darda' who asked,
"From where are you?" He said, "From the people of Kufa." Abu Darda' said, "Wasn't there among
you the person who keeps the secrets (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ) which nobody knew except him (i.e., Hudhaifa
(bin Al-Yaman)). And isn't there among you the person whom Allah gave refuge from Satan through
the request (tongue) of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? (i.e., `Ammar). Isn't there among you the one who used to
carry the Siwak and the cushion (or pillows (of the Prophets)? (i.e., Ibn Mas`ud). How did Ibn Mas`ud
use to recite 'By the night as it conceals (the light)?" (Sura 92). 'Alqama said, "Wadhdhakari Wal
Untha' (And by male and female.") Abu Ad-Darda added. 'These people continued to argue with me
regarding it till they were about to cause me to have doubts although I heard it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)."
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Hadith 6280
Chapter 40: Mid-day nap in the Mosque - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ مَا كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ اسْمٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَبِي تُرَابٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَفْرَحُ بِهِ إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهَا، جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْتَ فَاطِمَةَ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ عَلِيًّا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ " أَيْنَ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ ". فَقَالَتْ كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ شَىْءٌ، فَغَاضَبَنِي فَخَرَجَ فَلَمْ يَقِلْ عِنْدِي. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لإِنْسَانٍ " انْظُرْ أَيْنَ هُوَ " فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ رَاقِدٌ. فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ، قَدْ سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَنْ شِقِّهِ، فَأَصَابَهُ تُرَابٌ، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمْسَحُهُ عَنْهُ ـ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ " قُمْ أَبَا تُرَابٍ، قُمْ أَبَا تُرَابٍ ".
There was no name dearer to `Ali than his nickname Abu Turab (the father of dust). He used to feel
happy whenever he was called by this name. Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to the house of Fatima but
did not find `Ali in the house. So he asked "Where is your cousin?" She replied, "There was
something (a quarrel) between me and him whereupon he got angry with me and went out without
having a midday nap in my house." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked a person to look for him. That person came,
and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He (Ali) is sleeping in the mosque." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went there and
found him lying. His upper body cover had fallen off to one side of his body, and so he was covered
with dust. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) started cleaning the dust from him, saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab! Get up,
Abu Turab!" (See Hadith No. 432, Vol 1)
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Chapter 41: Whoever visited some people and had a mid-day nap - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Thumama:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ ثُمَامَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ، كَانَتْ تَبْسُطُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نِطَعًا فَيَقِيلُ عِنْدَهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ النِّطَعِ ـ قَالَ ـ فَإِذَا نَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَتْ مِنْ عَرَقِهِ وَشَعَرِهِ، فَجَمَعَتْهُ فِي قَارُورَةٍ، ثُمَّ جَمَعَتْهُ فِي سُكٍّ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الْوَفَاةُ أَوْصَى أَنْ يُجْعَلَ فِي حَنُوطِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ السُّكِّ ـ قَالَ ـ فَجُعِلَ فِي حَنُوطِهِ.
Anas said, "Um Sulaim used to spread a leather sheet for the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to take a midday
nap on that leather sheet at her home." Anas added, "When the Prophet (ﷺ) had slept, she would take
some of his sweat and hair and collect it (the sweat) in a bottle and then mix it with Suk (a kind of
perfume) while he was still sleeping. "When the death of Anas bin Malik approached, he advised that
some of that Suk be mixed with his Hanut (perfume for embalming the dead body), and it was mixed
with his Hanut.
Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to Quba, he used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan who would offer him
meals; and she was the wife of 'Ubada bin As-samit. One day he went to her house and she offered
him a meal, and after that he slept, and then woke up smiling. She (Um Haram) said, "I asked him,
'What makes you laugh, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?' He said, 'Some people of my followers were displayed
before me as warriors fighting for Allah's Cause and sailing over this sea, kings on thrones,' or said,
'like kings on thrones.' (The narrator, 'Is-haq is in doubt about it.) I (Um Haram) said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Invoke Allah that He may make me one of them.' He invoked (Allah) for her and then lay his
head and slept again and then woke up smiling. I asked, 'What makes you laugh, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?'
He said, 'Some people of my followers were displayed before me as warriors fighting for Allah's
Cause and sailing over this sea, kings on the thrones,' or said, 'like kings on the thrones.' I (Um
Haram) said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke Allah that He may make me one of them.' He said, You will
be amongst the first ones." It is said that Um Haram sailed over the sea at the time of Muawiya, and
on coming out of the sea, she fell down from her riding animal and died.
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Chapter 42: Sitting in any convenient position - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لِبْسَتَيْنِ، وَعَنْ بَيْعَتَيْنِ اشْتِمَالِ الصَّمَّاءِ، وَالاِحْتِبَاءِ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، لَيْسَ عَلَى فَرْجِ الإِنْسَانِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ، وَالْمُلاَمَسَةِ، وَالْمُنَابَذَةِ. تَابَعَهُ مَعْمَرٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade two kinds of dresses and two kinds of bargains; Ishtimal As-Samma and Al-
Ihtiba in one garment with no part of it covering one's private parts. (The two kinds of bargains were:)
Al-Mulamasa and Al-Munabadha.
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Chapter 43: Confidential talk with somebody in front of the people - كتاب الاستئذان
Narrated `Aisha:
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا فِرَاسٌ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّا كُنَّا أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَهُ جَمِيعًا، لَمْ تُغَادَرْ مِنَّا وَاحِدَةٌ، فَأَقْبَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ تَمْشِي، لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا تَخْفَى مِشْيَتُهَا مِنْ مِشْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَحَّبَ قَالَ " مَرْحَبًا بِابْنَتِي ". ثُمَّ أَجْلَسَهَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ أَوْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ، ثُمَّ سَارَّهَا فَبَكَتْ بُكَاءً شَدِيدًا، فَلَمَّا رَأَى حُزْنَهَا سَارَّهَا الثَّانِيَةَ إِذَا هِيَ تَضْحَكُ. فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ نِسَائِهِ خَصَّكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالسِّرِّ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا، ثُمَّ أَنْتِ تَبْكِينَ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلْتُهَا عَمَّا سَارَّكِ قَالَتْ مَا كُنْتُ لأُفْشِيَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سِرَّهُ. فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ قُلْتُ لَهَا عَزَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ بِمَا لِي عَلَيْكِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ لَمَّا أَخْبَرْتِنِي. قَالَتْ أَمَّا الآنَ فَنَعَمْ. فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي قَالَتْ أَمَّا حِينَ سَارَّنِي فِي الأَمْرِ الأَوَّلِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ كَانَ يُعَارِضُهُ بِالْقُرْآنِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةً " وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ عَارَضَنِي بِهِ الْعَامَ مَرَّتَيْنِ، وَلاَ أَرَى الأَجَلَ إِلاَّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ، فَاتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَاصْبِرِي، فَإِنِّي نِعْمَ السَّلَفُ أَنَا لَكَ ". قَالَتْ فَبَكَيْتُ بُكَائِي الَّذِي رَأَيْتِ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى جَزَعِي سَارَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ قَالَ " يَا فَاطِمَةُ أَلاَ تَرْضَيْنَ أَنْ تَكُونِي سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ أَوْ ـ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ ".
Mother of the Believers: We, the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were all sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and none of us
had left when Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
.' When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on
his right or his left, confided something to her, whereupon she wept bitterly. When he noticed her
sorrow, he confided something else to her for the second time, and she started laughing. Only I from
among the Prophet's wives said to her, "(O Fatima), Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) selected you from among us for
the secret talk and still you weep?" When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up (and went away), I asked her, "What
did he confide to you?" She said, "I wouldn't disclose the secrets of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)" But when he died
I asked her, "I beseech you earnestly by what right I have on you, to tell me (that secret talk which the
Prophet had with you)" She said, "As you ask me now, yes, (I will tell you)." She informed me,
saying, "When he talked to me secretly the first time, he said that Gabriel used to review the Qur'an
with him once every year.
He added, 'But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and therefore I think that my time of death has
approached. So, be afraid of Allah, and be patient, for I am the best predecessor for you (in the
Hereafter).' " Fatima added, "So I wept as you (`Aisha) witnessed. And when the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me in
this sorrowful state, he confided the second secret to me saying, 'O Fatima! Will you not be pleased
that you will be chief of all the believing women (or chief of the women of this nation i.e. my
followers?")