Tag: Bukhari

Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: I said to Ibn `Abbas, “Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the
Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses.” Ibn `Abbas remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauf)
was a liar. Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Once the Prophet (ﷺ) Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. He was asked, “Who
is the most learned man amongst the people. He said, “I am the most learned.” Allah admonished
Moses as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So Allah inspired to him “At the
junction of the two seas there is a slave amongst my slaves who is more learned than you.” Moses
said, “O my Lord! How can I meet him?” Allah said: Take a fish in a large basket (and proceed) and
you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish. So Moses set out along with his (servant)
boy, Yusha` bin Noon and carried a fish in a large basket till they reached a rock, where they laid their
heads (i.e. lay down) and slept. The fish came out of the basket and it took its way into the sea as in a
tunnel. So it was an amazing thing for both Moses and his (servant) boy. They proceeded for the rest
of that night and the following day. When the day broke, Moses said to his (servant) boy: “Bring us
our early meal. No doubt, we have suffered much fatigue in this journey.” Moses did not get tired till
he passed the place about which he was told. There the (servant) boy told Moses, “Do you remember
when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish.” Moses remarked, “That is what we
have been seeking. So they went back retracing their footsteps, till they reached the rock. There they
saw a man covered with a garment (or covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him.
Al-Khadir replied saying, “How do people greet each other in your land?”
Moses said, “I am Moses.” He asked, “The Moses of Bani Israel?” Moses replied in the affirmative
and added, “May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you have been taught.”
Al-Khadir replied, “Verily! You will not be able to remain patient with me, O Moses! I have some of
the knowledge of Allah which He has taught me and which you do not know, while you have some
knowledge which Allah has taught you which I do not know.” Moses said, “Allah willing, you will
find me patient and I will disobey no order of yours. So both of them set out walking along the
seashore, as they did not have a boat. In the meantime a boat passed by them and they requested the
crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and took them on board
without fare. Then a sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice
in the sea. Al-Khadir said: “O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah’s
knowledge except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak.” Al-
Khadir went to one of the planks of the boat and plucked it out. Moses said, “These people gave us a
free lift but you have broken their boat and scuttled it so as to drown its people.” Al-Khadir replied,
“Didn’t I tell you that you will not be able to remain patient with me.” Moses said, “Call me not to
account for what I forgot.” The first (excuse) of Moses was that he had forgotten.
Then they proceeded further and found a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the
boy’s head from the top and plucked it out with his hands (i.e. killed him). Moses said, “Have you
killed an innocent soul who has killed none.” Al-Khadir replied, “Did I not tell you that you cannot
remain patient with me?” Then they both proceeded till when they came to the people of a town, they
asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they found there a wall on the point of
collapsing. Al-Khadir repaired it with his own hands. Moses said, “If you had wished, surely you
could have taken wages for it.” Al-Khadir replied, “This is the parting between you and me.” The
Prophet added, “May Allah be Merciful to Moses! Would that he could have been more patient to
learn more about his story with Al-Khadir. ”

Narrated Kuraib: Ibn `Abbas said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) slept till he snored and then prayed (or probably lay till his breath
sounds were heard and then got up and prayed).” Ibn `Abbas added: “I stayed overnight in the house
of my aunt, Maimuna, the Prophet (ﷺ) slept for a part of the night, (See Fath-al-Bari page 249, Vol. 1),
and late in the night, he got up and performed ablution from a hanging water skin, a light (perfect)
ablution and stood up for the prayer. I, too, performed a similar ablution, then I went and stood on his
left. He drew me to his right and prayed as much as Allah wished, and again lay and slept till his
breath sounds were heard. Later on the Mu’adh-dhin (call maker for the prayer) came to him and
informed him that it was time for Prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) went with him for the prayer without
performing a new ablution.” (Sufyan said to `Amr that some people said, “The eyes of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
sleep but his heart does not sleep.” `Amr replied, “I heard `Ubaid bin `Umar saying that the dreams of
Prophets were Divine Inspiration, and then he recited the verse: ‘I (Abraham) see in a dream, (O my
son) that I offer you in sacrifice (to Allah).” (37.102) (See Hadith No. 183)

Narrated Abu Musa: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What kind of fighting is in Allah’s cause?
(I ask this), for some of us fight because of being enraged and angry and some for the sake of his pride
and haughtiness.” The Prophet (ﷺ) raised his head (as the questioner was standing) and said, “He who
fights so that Allah’s Word (Islam) should be superior, then he fights in Allah’s cause.”

Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) proceeded from `Arafat till when he reached the mountain pass, he dismounted,
urinated and then performed ablution but not a perfect one. I said to him, (“Is it the time for) the
prayer, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” He said, “The (place of) prayer is ahead of you.” He rode till when he
reached Al-Muzdalifa, he dismounted and performed ablution and a perfect one, The (call for) Iqama
was pronounced and he led the Maghrib prayer. Then everybody made his camel kneel down at its
place. Then the Iqama was pronounced for the `Isha’ prayer which the Prophet (ﷺ) led and no prayer was
offered in between the two . prayers (`Isha’ and Maghrib).

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Ammar: I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) near the Jamra and the people were asking him questions (about religious
problems). A man asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have slaughtered the Hadi (animal) before doing the
Rami.” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Do the Rami (now) and there is no harm.” Another person asked, “O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I got my head shaved before slaughtering the animal.” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Do the
slaughtering (now) and there is no harm.” So on that day, when the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about anything
as regards the ceremonies of Hajj performed before or after its due time his reply was, “Do it (now)
and there is no harm.”

Narrated `Ata’ bin Yasar: Ibn `Abbas performed ablution and washed his face (in the following way): He ladled out a handful of
water, rinsed his mouth and washed his nose with it by putting in water and then blowing it out. He
then, took another handful (of water) and did like this (gesturing) joining both hands, and washed his
face, took another handful of water and washed his right forearm. He again took another handful of
water and washed his left forearm, and passed wet hands over his head and took another handful of
water and poured it over his right foot (up to his ankles) and washed it thoroughly and similarly took
another handful of water and washed thoroughly his left foot (up to the ankles) and said, “I saw
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) performing ablution in this way.”

Narrated `Abdullah: 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)

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Name yourselves with my name (use my name) but do not name yourselves with
my Kunya name (i.e. Abul Qasim). And whoever sees me in a dream then surely he has seen me for
Satan cannot impersonate me. And whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally), then (surely) let him
occupy his seat in Hell-fire.”

Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: Abu Juhaifa said, “I asked `Ali, ‘Have you got any book (which has been revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) apart
from the Qur’an)?’ `Ali replied, ‘No, except Allah’s Book or the power of understanding which has
been bestowed (by Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).’ Abu
Juhaifa said, “I asked, ‘What is (written) in this sheet of paper?’ `Ali replied, it deals with The Diyya
(compensation (blood money) paid by the killer to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for the
releasing of the captives from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be killed
in Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a disbeliever).

Narrated Abu Huraira: In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bani Laith in
revenge for a killed person, belonging to them. They informed the Prophet (ﷺ) about it. So he rode his
Rahila (she-camel for riding) and addressed the people saying, “Allah held back the killing from
Mecca. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether the Prophet (ﷺ) said “elephant or killing,” as the Arabic
words standing for these words have great similarity in shape), but He (Allah) let His Apostle and the
believers over power the infidels of Mecca. Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary) Verily! Fighting in Mecca
was not permitted for anyone before me nor will it be permitted for anyone after me. It (war) in it was
made legal for me for few hours or so on that day. No doubt it is at this moment a sanctuary, it is not
allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to uproot its trees or to pick up its Luqat (fallen things) except
by a person who will look for its owner (announce it publicly). And if somebody is killed, then his
closest relative has the right to choose one of the two– the blood money (Diyya) or retaliation having
the killer killed. In the meantime a man from Yemen came and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Get that
written for me.” The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered his companions to write that for him. Then a man from Quraish
said, “Except Al-Idhkhir (a type of grass that has good smell) O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), as we use it in our
houses and graves.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Except Al-Idhkhir i.e. Al-Idhkhir is allowed to be plucked.”