Book Eighty Nine – The Book on Judgments (Ahkam)

Hadith Number 251.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoever obeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me."


Hadith Number 252.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges: The Imam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; a man is the guardian of his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband's home and of his children and is responsible for them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for his charges."


Hadith Number 253.

Narrated by Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im: That while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allah as He deserved, said, "To proceed, I have come to know that some of you men are narrating things which are neither in Allah's Book, nor has been mentioned by Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware of such vain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, 'This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, and none will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face as long as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Islam).'"


Hadith Number 254.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing." (*)

* The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) meant (in this Hadith) that the Muslims are obliged to appoint as their chief ruler, someone from the tribe of Quraish even if there is only one Quraishi left who is fit (as regards the Islamic religion) for the caliphate.



Hadith Number 255.

Narrated by 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Qur’an and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others."


Hadith Number 256.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "You should listen to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin."


Hadith Number 257.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If somebody sees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance (as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177 Book 88)


Hadith Number 258.

Narrated by 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not, as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obey it. (See Hadith No. 203, Book 52)


Hadith Number 259.

Narrated by 'Ali (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent an army unit (for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander and ordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angry with them and said, "Didn't the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) order you to obey me?" They said, "Yes." He said, "I order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throw yourselves into it." So they collected wood and made a fire, but when they were about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other, and some of them said, "We followed the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) to escape from the fire. How should we enter it now?" So while they were in that state, the fire extinguished and their commander's anger abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and he said, "If they had entered it (the fire) they would never have come out of it, for obedience is required only in what is good." (See Hadith No. 629. Book 59)


Hadith Number 260.

Narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand then you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking (for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then you should expiate your oath and do what is better."

Hadith Number 261.

Narrated by 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "O 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then do what is better and make expiation for your oath."


Hadith Number 262.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "You people will be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regret for you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yet what a bad weaning one it is!" (*)

* The authority of ruling is like a wet nurse for the ruler because it provides him with all sorts of pleasure, but as soon as he is dismissed or dies, he is weaned, i.e., deprived from all such pleasures and it taken to account.



Hadith Number 263.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Two men from my tribe and I entered upon the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). One of the two men said to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), "O Allah's Messenger! Appoint me as a governor," and so did the second. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "We do not assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those who are keen to have it."


Hadith Number 264.

Narrated by Ma'qil (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise."


Hadith Number 265.

Narrated by Ma'qil (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah will forbid Paradise for him."


Hadith Number 266.

Narrated by Tarif Abi Tamima: I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan's companions when Jundab was advising. They said, "Did you hear something from Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)?" Jundab (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "I heard him saying, 'Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'" The people said (to Jundab), "Advise us." He said, "The first thing of the human body to purify is the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earned lawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervene between him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."


Hadith Number 267.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): While the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and I were coming out of the Masjid, a man met us outside the gate. The man said, "O Allah's Messenger! When will be the Hour? The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) asked him, "What have you prepared for it?" The man became afraid and ashamed and then said, "O Allah's Messenger! I haven't prepared for it much of fasts, prayers or charitable gifts but I love Allah and His Messenger." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "You will be with the one whom you love."


Hadith Number 268.

Narrated by Thabit Al-Bunani: Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said to a woman of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?" She replied, "Yes." He said, "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)). 'Go away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) left her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to you?' She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Messenger! By Allah. I did not recognize you!' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, 'No doubt, patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"

Hadith Number 269.

Narrated by Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Qais bin Sa'd was to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) like a chief police officer to an Amir (chief).


Hadith Number 270.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): That the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent him and sent Mu'adh after him (as rulers to Yemen).


Hadith Number 271.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism. Mu'adh bin Jabal (Radhi Allahu Anhu) came and saw the man with Abu Musa. Mu'adh asked, "What is wrong with this (man)?" Abu Musa replied, "He embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism." Mu'adh said, "I will not sit down unless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam).


Hadith Number 272.

Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra: Abu Bakra (Radhi Allahu Anhu) wrote to his son who was in Sijistan: 'Do not judge between two persons when you are angry, for I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "A judge should not judge between two persons while he is in an angry mood."


Hadith Number 273.

Narrated by Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A man came to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, "O Allah's Messenger! By Allah, I fail to attend the morning congregational prayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer when he leads us for it." I had never seen the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) more furious in giving advice than he was on that day. He then said, "O people! Some of you make others dislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the people in prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the old, the weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Book 3)


Hadith Number 274.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): That he had divorced his wife during her menses. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) became angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorce her, he may do so."


Hadith Number 275.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): Hind bint 'Utba bin Rabia came and said. "O Allah's Messenger! By Allah, there was no family on the surface of the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your family, but today there is no family on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honored more than yours." Hind added, "Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me to feed our children from his property?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "There is no blame on you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner.


Hadith Number 276.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): When the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) intended to write to the Byzantines, the people said, "They do not read a letter unless it is sealed (stamped)." Therefore the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) took a silver ring... as if I am looking at its glitter now... and its engraving was: "Muhammad, Messenger of Allah."

Hadith Number 277.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin As-Sa'di: That when he went to 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) during his Caliphate. 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said to him, "Haven't I been told that you do certain jobs for the people but when you are given payment you refuse to take it?" 'Abdullah added: I said, "Yes." 'Umar said, "Why do you do so?" I said, "I have horses and slaves and I am living in prosperity and I wish that my payment should be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims." 'Umar said, "Do not do so, for I intended to do the same as you do. Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to give me gifts and I used to say to him, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy person than me,' whereupon the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, 'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of this money if you are not keen to have it and not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if it does not come to you) do not seek to have it yourself.'"

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I have heard 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) saying, "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to give me some money (grant) and I would say (to him), 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' Once he gave me some money and I said, 'Give it to a more needy one than me.' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to me), 'Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it in charity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you are not keen to have it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to have what you are not given.'"


Hadith Number 278.

Narrated by Sahl bin Sa'd (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I witnessed a husband and a wife who were involved in a case of Li'an. Then (the judgment of) divorce was passed. I was fifteen years of age, at that time.


Hadith Number 279.

Narrated by Sahl (Radhi Allahu Anhu): (The brother of Bani Sa'ida) A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, "If a man finds another man sleeping with his wife, should he kill him?" That man and his wife then did Li'an in the Masjid while I was present.


Hadith Number 280.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A man came to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) while he was in the Masjid, and called him, saying, "O Allah's Messenger! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) turned his face to the other side, but when the man gave four witnesses against himself, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to him, "Are you mad?" The man said, "No." So the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to his companions), "Take him away and stone him to death."


Hadith Number 281.

Narrated by Um Salama (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I am only a human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a piece of Fire." (See Hadith No. 638, Book 43).


Hadith Number 282.

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said on the Day of (the battle of) Hunain, "Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proof or a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased) will be for him." I stood up to seek a witness to testify that I had killed an infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thought that I should mention the case to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) (and when I did so) a man from those who were sitting with him said, "The arms of the killed person he has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my behalf." Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "No, he will not give the arms to a bird of Quraish and deprive one of Allah's lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a garden with its price, and that was my first property which I owned through the war booty.

The people of Hijaz said, "A judge should not pass a judgment according to his knowledge, whether he was a witness at the time he was the judge or before that" And if a litigant gives a confession in favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some scholars, the judge should not pass a judgment against him till the latter calls two witnesses to witness his confession. And some people of Iraq said, "A judge can pass a judgement according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant's confession) in the court itself, but if the confession takes place outside the court, he should not pass the judgment unless two witnesses witness the confession." Some of them said, "A judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledge of the case as he is trust-worthy, and that a witness is required just to reveal the truth. The judge's knowledge is more than the witness." Some said, "A judge can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property, but in other cases he cannot." Al-Qasim said, "A judge ought not to pass a judgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not know what he knows, although his knowledge is more than the witness of somebody else because he might expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims to have unreasonable doubt."


Hadith Number 283.

Narrated by 'Ali bin Husain: Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyai (Radhi Allahu Anha) came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) (in the Masjid), and when she returned (home), the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) accompanied her. It happened that two men from the Ansar passed by them and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) called them saying, "She is Safiya!" (*) those two men said, "Subhan Allah!" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Shaitan circulates in the human body as blood does."

* The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) disliked suspicion and said, "She is Safiya, i.e., my wife".


Hadith Number 284.

Narrated by Abu Burda (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent my father and Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), "Make things easy for the people and do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you both should work in cooperation and mutual understanding" Abu Musa said to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), "In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit', is prepared (for drinking)." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Every intoxicant is prohibited."


Hadith Number 285.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Set free the captives and accept invitations."

Hadith Number 286.

Narrated by Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) appointed a man from the tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. When he returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)), "This is for you and this has been given to me as a gift." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) stood up on the pulpit (Sufyan said he ascended the pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah, he said, "What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to collect Zakat from the public) that he returns to say, 'This is for you and that is for me?' Why didn't he stay at his father's and mother's house to see whether he will be given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, whoever takes anything illegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by carrying it over his neck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing: and if it is a sheep it will be bleating!" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) then raised both his hands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he said), "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message?" And he repeated it three times.


Hadith Number 287.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Salim, the freed salve of Abu Hudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the companions of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in the Quba Masjid. Among those (who used to pray behind him) were Abu Bakr, 'Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi'a (Radhi Allahu Anhum).


Hadith Number 288.

Narrated by 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama (Radhi Allahu Anhu) told him that when the Muslims were permitted to set free the captives of Hawazin, Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I do not know who amongst you has agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so that your 'Urafa' may submit your decision to us." So the people returned and their 'Urafa' talked to them and then came back to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and told him that the people had given their consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed).


Hadith Number 289.

Narrated by Muhammad bin Zaid bin Abdullah bin 'Umar: Some people said to Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu), "When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary to what we say when we leave them." Ibn 'Umar said, "We used to consider this as hypocrisy."


Hadith Number 290.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The worst of all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some people with one countenance and to others, with another countenance."


Hadith Number 291.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): Hind (bint 'Utba) said to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) "Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some money of his wealth." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Take reasonably what is sufficient for you and your children."


Hadith Number 292.

Narrated by Um Salama (Radhi Allahu Anha): (The wife of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling, so he went out to them and said, "I am only a human being, and litigants with cases of dispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to be more eloquent (in presenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider that he is truthful and pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of somebody whereby he takes a Muslim's right unjustly, then whatever he takes is nothing but a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave."

Hadith Number 293.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): (The wife of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) 'Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest of Makkah, Sa'd took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother has asked me to take into my custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Sa'd said, "O Allah's Messenger! This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin Zam'a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bed of my father." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) further said, "The child is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," He then said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil (screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to 'Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah.


Hadith Number 294.

Narrated by 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If somebody on the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim's) property and he is liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him". So Allah revealed:

'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths...' (Surah Al-‘Imran 3:77) 'Al-Ashath came while Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, "This verse was revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrel about a well. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to me), "Do you have any evidence?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Let your opponent take an oath.' I said: I am sure he would take a (false) oath." Thereupon it was revealed: 'Verily! those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant...' (Surah Al-‘Imran 3:77) (See Hadith No. 72, Book 60).


Hadith Number 295.

Narrated by Um Salama (Radhi Allahu Anha): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) heard the voices of some people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and said, "I am only a human being and litigants with cases of disputes come to me, and maybe one of them presents his case eloquently in a more convincing and impressive way than the other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful. So if I give a Muslim's right to another (by mistake), then that (property) is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it." (See Hadith No. 281)


Hadith Number 296.

Narrated by Jabir (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) came to know that one of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after his death, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sold that slave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him.


Hadith Number 297.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) and the people criticized his leadership. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to the people), "If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him.” (See Hadith No. 745, Book 59)


Hadith Number 298.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome person."


Hadith Number 299.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent (an army unit under the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the tribe of Bani Jadhima and those people could not express themselves by saying, "Aslamna," (*) but they said, "Saba'na! Saba'na! " (**) Khalid kept on killing some of them and taking some others as captives, and he gave a captive to everyone of us and ordered everyone of us to kill his captive. (***) I said, "By Allah, I shall not kill my captive and none of my companions shall kill his captive!" Then we mentioned that to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and he said, "O Allah! I am free from what Khalid bin Al-Walid has done," and repeated it twice.

* "We have embraced Islam!".
** "We have given up our old religion!".
*** Khalid killed those people because he thought that they should have expressed their conversion to Islam explicitly by saying, "Aslamna!".

Hadith Number 300.

Narrated by Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi (Radhi Allahu Anhu): There was some quarrel (sighting) among Bani 'Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), he offered the Dhuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time of 'Asr prayer was due, Bilal (Radhi Allahu Anhu) pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqamah for the prayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) went forward. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) arrived while Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) was still praying. He entered the rows of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) in the (first) row. The people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood for prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and saw the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) standing behind him.

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) stood there for a while, thanking Allah for the saying of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards. When the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, "O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?" Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) replied, "It does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in prayer." Then the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to the people, "If some problem arises during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah! and the women should clap." (See Hadith No. 652, Book 12)


Hadith Number 301.

Narrated by Zaid bin Thabit (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) was sitting with him. Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said (to me), 'Umar has come to my and said, 'A great number of Qaris of the Holy Qur’an were killed on the day of the battle of Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the Qur’an may increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part of the Qur’an may be lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should have the Qur'an collected.' I said, 'How dare I do something which Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not do?' 'Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.' 'Umar kept on pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chest of 'Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as 'Umar had." Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), "You are a wise young man and we do not have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). So you should search for the fragmentary scripts of the Qur’an and collect it (in one Book)." Zaid (Radhi Allahu Anhu) further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakr had ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to another it would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect the Qur'an. Then I said (to 'Umar and Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhuma)), "How can you do something which Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not do?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is something beneficial." Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah opened my chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs.

So I started compiling the Qur’an by collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from the pieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men (who had memorized the Qur’an). I found the last verses of Surah At-Taubah: ("Verily there has come unto you an Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves...' (Surah At-Taubah 9:128-129)) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I added to it the rest of the Surah. The manuscripts of the Qur’an remained with Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) till Allah took him unto Him. Then it remained with 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) till Allah took him unto Him, and then with Hafsa bint 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anha).


Hadith Number 302.

Narrated by Abu Laila bin 'Abdullah bin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl: Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some great men of his tribe said, 'Abdullah bin 'Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibar as they were struck with poverty and difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisa was informed that Abdullah had been killed and thrown in a pit or a spring. Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you have killed my companion." The Jews said, "By Allah, we have not killed him." Muhaiyisa then came back to his people and told them the story. He, his elder brother Huwaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) and he who had been at Khaibar, proceeded to speak, but the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to Muhaiyisa, "The eldest! The eldest!" meaning, "Let the eldest of you speak." So Huwaiyisa spoke first and then Muhaiyisa. Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "The Jews should either pay the blood money of your (deceased) companion or be ready for war." After that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) wrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had not killed him. Then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and 'Abdur-Rahman (Radhi Allahu Anhum), "Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take the blood money?" They said, "No." He said (to them), "Shall we ask the Jews to take an oath before you?" They replied, "But the Jews are not Muslims." So Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) gave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added: When those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked me with its leg.


Hadith Number 303.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah and Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A Bedouin came and said, "O Allah's Messenger! Judge between us according to Allah's Book (Laws)." His opponent stood up and said, "He has said the truth, so judge between us according to Allah's Laws." The Bedouin said, "My son was a laborer for this man and committed illegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, 'Your son is to be stoned to death,' so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep and a slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me, 'Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.' "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I shall judge between you according to Allah's Book (Laws)! As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and your son shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) addressed some man, "Go in the morning to the wife of this man and stone her to death." So Unais went to her the next morning and stoned her to death.

Hadith Number 304.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): That Abu Sufyan bin Harb told him that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a Quraish caravan and then said to his interpreter, "Tell them that I want to ask this (Abu Sufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradict him." Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that Heraclius said to the interpreter, "Say to him (Abu Sufyan), 'If what you say is true, then he (the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) will take over the place underneath my two feet.'"


Hadith Number 305.

Narrated by Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) employed Ibn Al-Utbiyya to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with the money) to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) called him to account, and he said, "This (amount) is for you, and this was given to me as a present." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Why don't you stay at your father's house or your mother's house to see whether you will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the truth?" Then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and praising Allah, he said: Amma Ba'du (then after) I employ some men from among you for some job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes to me and says, 'This (amount) is for you and this is a gift given to me.' Why doesn't he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother and see whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah, none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added: unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection carrying it on his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah." Then the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) raised both his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, "(No doubt)! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message!"


Hadith Number 306.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Allah never sends a Prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he (the Prophet or the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group advising him to do good and exhorts him to do it, and the other group advising him to do evil and exhorts him to do it. But the protected person (against such evil advisors) is the one protected by Allah.'"


Hadith Number 307.

Narrated by 'Ubada bin As-Samit (Radhi Allahu Anhu): We gave the oath of Allegiance to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) that we would listen to and obey him both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired and that we would not fight against the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm for the truth or say the truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be afraid of the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 Book 88 and 320)


Hadith Number 308.

Narrated by Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) went out on a cold morning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) then said, "O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of the Hereafter, so please forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin." They replied, "We are those who have given the Pledge of Allegiance to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we remain alive."


Hadith Number 309.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Whenever we gave the Pledge of Allegiance to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) for to listen to and obey, he used to say to us, for as much as you can."


Hadith Number 310.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Dinar: I witnessed Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) when the people gathered around 'Abdul Malik. Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) wrote: I gave the Pledge of Allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) as much as I can; and my sons too, give the same pledge.'


Hadith Number 311.

Narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) that I would listen and obey, and he told me to add: 'As much as I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim.'


Hadith Number 312.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Dinar: When the people took the oath of Allegiance to 'Abdul Malik, 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) wrote to him: "To Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the Pledge of Allegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah's Slave, 'Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, according to Allah's Laws and the Traditions of His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in whatever is within my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge."


Hadith Number 313.

Narrated by Yazid: I said to Salama (Radhi Allahu Anhu), "For what did you give the Pledge of Allegiance to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) on the Day of Hudaibiya?" He replied, "For death."


Hadith Number 314.

Narrated by Al-Miswar bin Makhrama (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The group of people whom 'Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other. Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let 'Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the case in the hands of 'Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed 'Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the night we gave the oath of Allegiance to 'Uthman (Radhi Allahu Anhu). Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: 'Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa'd.' So I called them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying, 'Call 'Ali for me." I called 'Ali and he held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Ali, got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but 'Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning 'Ali. 'Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call 'Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu'adhdhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, 'Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with 'Umar that year. When all of them had gathered, 'Abdur-Rahman said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O 'Ali, I have looked at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to 'Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then 'Abdur-Rahman said (to 'Uthman), "I gave the oath of Allegiance to you on condition that you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and the traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So 'Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of Allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.

Hadith Number 322.

Narrated by Um 'Atiyya (Radhi Allahu Anha): We gave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and he recited to me the verse That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (Surah Al-Mumtahanah 60: 12). And he also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to my family and I want to compensate her for that crying" (*) The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not say anything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided by her pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abi Sabra, the wife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu'adh.

* She wanted to cry over a dead person belonging to the family of the other woman.


Hadith Number 323.

Narrated by Jabir (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A Bedouin came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, "Please take my Pledge of Allegiance for Islam." So the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) took from him the Pledge of Allegiance for Islam. He came the next day with a fever and said to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) "Cancel my pledge." But the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) refused and when the Bedouin went away, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Al-Madinah is like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good."


Hadith Number 324.

Narrated by Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha) said, "O my head!" (*) Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If that (i.e., your death) should happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke Allah for you." 'Aishah said, "O my life which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish for my death, and if that should happen then you would be busy enjoying the company of one of your wives in the last part of that day." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "But I should say, 'O my head!' I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint (the former as my successors lest people should say something or wish for something. (**) Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the believers will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate)," or "...Allah will prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph)."

* 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha) complained of a headache.
** Least some people should say that the right of ruling belongs to them, or some others should wish for becoming the Caliph instead of Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu).


Hadith Number 325.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): It was said to 'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said, "If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) did so." On this, the people praised him. 'Umar said, "People are of two kinds: Either one who is keen to take over the Caliphate or one who is afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could be free from its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor retribution I won't bear the burden of the caliphate in my death as I do in my life." (*)

* 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) refused to appoint his successor lest he should be held responsible for the mistakes in future.



Hadith Number 326.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): That he heard 'Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following the death of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) 'Umar recited the Tashahhud (*) while Abu Bakr was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) had outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light amongst you from which you can receive the same guidance as Allah guided Muhammad with that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) He is the second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear Allegiance to him." Some people had already taken the oath of Allegiance to him in the shed of Bani Sa'ida but the Oath of Allegiance taken by the public was taken at the pulpit. I heard 'Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. "Please ascend the pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the people swore Allegiance to him.

* i.e., None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) is His Slave and Messenger.


Hadith Number 327.

Narrated by Jubair bin Mut'im (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A woman came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him. She said, "O Allah's Messenger! If I come and do not find you?" (As if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr."


Hadith Number 328.

Narrated by Tariq bin Shihab: Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said to the delegate of Buzakha. (*) "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which you may excuse yourselves."

* Buzakha were the tribes who turned apostates after the death of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Some of them came to the Caliph, Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anhu) after they had regretted their dissention from Islam. 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) ordered them to stay in the desert taking care of their camels till he and the other Muslims decided their case.


Hadith Number 329.

Narrated by Jabir bin Samura (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "There will be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world)." He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, "All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraish."


Hadith Number 330.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting fire wood and then order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someone to lead the people in prayer and then I would go from behind and burn the houses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational) prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known that he would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat present in between two ribs, he would come for 'Isha' prayer." (See Hadith No. 617, Book 11)


Hadith Number 331.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik: Who was Ka'b's guide from among his sons when Ka'b became blind: I heard Ka'b bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu) saying, "When some people remained behind and did not join Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in the battle of Tabuk..." and then he described the whole narration and said, "Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) forbade the Muslims to speak to us, and so we (I and my companions) stayed fifty nights in that state, and then Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) announced Allah's acceptance of our repentance."