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While I was going with the Prophet (ﷺ) through the ruins of Medina and he was reclining on a date-palm
leaf stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others: Ask him (the Prophet) about the
spirit. Some of them said that they should not ask him that question as he might give a reply which
would displease them. But some of them insisted on asking, and so one of them stood up and asked,
“O Abul-Qasim ! What is the spirit?” The Prophet (ﷺ) remained quiet. I thought he was being inspired
Divinely. So I stayed till that state of the Prophet (while being inspired) was over. The Prophet (ﷺ) then
said, “And they ask you (O Muhammad) concerning the spirit –Say: The spirit — its knowledge is
with my Lord. And of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a little).” (17.85)

Ibn Az-Zubair said to me, “Aisha used to tell you secretly a number of things. What did she tell you
about the Ka`ba?” I replied, “She told me that once the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘O `Aisha! Had not your people
been still close to the pre-Islamic period of ignorance (infidelity)! I would have dismantled the Ka`ba
and would have made two doors in it; one for entrance and the other for exit.” Later on Ibn Az-Zubair
did the same.

The above mentioned Statement of `Ali.

“Once Mu`adh was along with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as a companion rider. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Mu`adh
bin Jabal.” Mu`adh replied, “Labbaik and Sa`daik. O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Again the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O
Mu`adh!” Mu`adh said thrice, “Labbaik and Sa`daik, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There
is none who testifies sincerely that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is
his Apostle, except that Allah, will save him from the Hell-fire.” Mu`adh said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) !
Should I not inform the people about it so that they may have glad tidings?” He replied, “When the
people hear about it, they will solely depend on it.” Then Mu`adh narrated the above-mentioned
Hadith just before his death, being afraid of committing sin (by not telling the knowledge).

I was informed that the Prophet (ﷺ) had said to Mu`adh, “Whosoever will meet Allah without associating
anything in worship with Him will go to Paradise.” Mu`adh asked the Prophet, “Should I not inform
the people of this good news?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “No, I am afraid, lest they should depend upon it
(absolutely).

Um-Sulaim came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “Verily, Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. Is it
necessary for a woman to take a bath after she has a wet dream (nocturnal sexual discharge?) The
Prophet replied, “Yes, if she notices a discharge.” Um Salama, then covered her face and asked, “O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Does a woman get a discharge?” He replied, “Yes, let your right hand be in dust (An
Arabic expression you say to a person when you contradict his statement meaning “you will not
achieve goodness”), and that is why the son resembles his mother.”

Once Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Amongst the trees there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is
like a Muslim, tell me the name of that tree.” Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert
areas and I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy (to answer). The others asked, “O Allah’s
Apostle! inform us of it.” He replied, “it is the date-palm tree.” I told my father what had come to my
mind and on that he said, “Had you said it I would have preferred it to such and such a thing that I
might possess.”

I used to get the emotional urethral discharge frequently so I requested Al-Miqdad to ask the Prophet (ﷺ)
about it. Al-Miqdad asked him and he replied, “One has to perform ablution (after it).” (See Hadith
No. 269).

`Abdullah bin `Umar said: “A man got up in the mosque and said: O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ‘At which place
you order us that we should assume the Ihram?’ Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, ‘The residents of Medina
should assure the Ihram from Dhil-Hulaifa, the people of Syria from Al-Juhfa and the people of Najd
from Qarn.” Ibn `Umar further said, “The people consider that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had also said, ‘The
residents of Yemen should assume Ihram from Yalamlam.’ ” Ibn `Umar used to say, “I do not:
remember whether Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had said the last statement or not?”

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) : “What (kinds of clothes) should a Muhrim (a Muslim intending to perform
`Umra or Hajj) wear? He replied, “He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a head cloak or
garment scented with saffron or Wars (kinds of perfumes). And if he has no slippers, then he can use
Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather) but the socks should be cut short so as to make the
ankles bare.” (See Hadith No. 615, Vol. 2).