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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “For every Prophet there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by Allah,
and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special) invocation as to be the intercession for my
followers on the Day of Resurrection.”

When the people slept till so late that they did not offer the (morning) prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah
captured your souls (made you sleep) when He willed, and returned them (to your bodies) when He
willed.” So the people got up and went to answer the call of nature, performed ablution, till the sun
had risen and it had become white, then the Prophet (ﷺ) got up and offered the prayer.

“A man from the Muslims and a man from the Jews quarrelled, and the Muslim said, “By Him Who
gave superiority to Muhammad over all the people!” The Jew said, “By Him Who gave superiority to
Moses over all the people!’ On that the Muslim lifted his hand and slapped the Jew. The Jew went to
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him of all that had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, “Do not give me superiority over Moses, for the people will fall unconscious on the Day of
Resurrection, I will be the first to regain consciousness and behold, Moses will be standing there,
holding the side of the Throne. I will not know whether he has been one of those who have fallen
unconscious and then regained consciousness before me, or if he has been one of those exempted by
Allah (from falling unconscious).” (See Hadith No. 524, Vol. 8)

Allah’s Prophet Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, “Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep)
with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring forth (a boy who will grow
into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah’s Cause.” So he slept with his wives and none of them
(conceived and) delivered (a child) except one who brought a half (body) boy (deformed). Allah’s
Prophet said, “If Solomon had said; ‘If Allah Will,’ then each of those women would have delivered a
(would-be) cavalier to fight in Allah’s Cause.” (See Hadith No. 74 A, Vol. 4).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon a sick bedouin in whom he went to visit and said to him, “Don’t worry,
Tahur (i.e., your illness will be a means of cleansing of your sins), if Allah Will.” The bedouin said,
“Tahur! No, but it is a fever that is burning in the body of an old man and it will make him visit his
grave.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Then it is so.”

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) while he was standing on the pulpit, saying, “The remaining period of your
stay (on the earth) in comparison to the nations before you, is like the period between the `Asr prayer
and sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it till midday, and then
they were worn out and were given for their labor, one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were
given the Gospel and they acted upon it till the time of the `Asr prayer, and then they were worn out
and were given (for their labor), one Qirat each. Then you people were given the Qur’an and you acted
upon it till sunset and so you were given two Qirats each (double the reward of the previous nations).”
Then the people of the Torah said, ‘O our Lord! These people have done a little labor (much less than
we) but have taken a greater reward.’ Allah said, ‘Have I withheld anything from your reward?’ They
said, ‘No.’ Then Allah said, ‘That is My Favor which I bestow on whom I wish.’ ”

I, along with a group of people, gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). He said, “I take your
Pledge on the condition that you (1) will not join partners in worship with Allah, (2) will not steal, (3)
will not commit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) will not kill your offspring, (5) will not slander, (6) and
will not disobey me when I order you to do good. Whoever among you will abide by his pledge, his
reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the punishment in this
world, that punishment will be an expiation for his sins and purification; but if Allah screens him, then
it will be up to Allah to punish him if He will or excuse Him, if He will.”

That one night Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said to
them, “Won ‘t you offer (night) prayer?.. `Ali added: I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Our souls are in the
Hand of Allah and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does.” Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went away
when I said so and he did not give any reply. Then I heard him on leaving while he was striking his
thighs, saying, ‘But man is, more quarrelsome than anything.’ (18.54)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which
move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when the wind becomes still, it stand
straight. Such is the similitude of the believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but is like the fresh plant
he regains his normal state soon). And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which
remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He will.” (See Hadith No. 546 and 547, Vol.
7).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah guarantees (the person who carries out Jihad in His Cause and nothing
compelled him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and the belief in His Word) that He will either admit
him into Paradise (Martyrdom) or return him with reward or booty he has earned to his residence from
where he went out.”