Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) in the courtyard of the Ka`ba in the Ihtiba.’ posture putting his hand round his
legs like this.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A man should not make another man get up from his (the latter’s) seat (in a
gathering) in order to sit there.

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.

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.”

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.”

`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)

I asked Anas, “Was it a custom of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) to shake hands with one another?”
He said, “Yes.”

We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was holding the hand of `Umar bin Al-Khattab.

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.”