Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) mentioned the greatest sins or he was asked about the greatest sins. He said, “To join
partners in worship with Allah; to kill a soul which Allah has forbidden to kill; and to be undutiful or
unkind to one’s parents.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “Shall I inform you of the biggest of the great sins? That
is the forged statement or the false witness.” Shu`ba (the sub-narrator) states that most probably the
Prophet said, “the false witness.”

My mother came to me, hoping (for my favor) during the lifetime of the Prophet. I asked the Prophet,
“May I treat her kindly?” He replied, “Yes.” Ibn ‘Uyaina said, “Then Allah revealed: ‘Allah forbids
you not with regards to those who fought not against you because of religion, and drove you not out
from your homes, that you should show them kindness and deal justly with them.’…….(60.8)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said. “It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents.” It was asked
(by the people), “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! How does a man curse his parents?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “‘The man
abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “While three persons were traveling, they were overtaken by rain and they took
shelter in a cave in a mountain. A big rock fell from the mountain over the mouth of the cave and
blocked it. They said to each other. ‘Think of such good (righteous) deeds which, you did for Allah’s
sake only, and invoke Allah by giving reference to those deeds so that Allah may relieve you from
your difficulty. one of them said, ‘O Allah! I had my parents who were very old and I had small
children for whose sake I used to work as a shepherd. When I returned to them at night and milked
(the sheep), I used to start giving the milk to my parents first before giving to my children. And one
day I went far away in search of a grazing place (for my sheep), and didn’t return home till late at
night and found that my parents had slept. I milked (my livestock) as usual and brought the milk
vessel and stood at their heads, and I disliked to wake them up from their sleep, and I also disliked to
give the milk to my children before my parents though my children were crying (from hunger) at my
feet.
So this state of mine and theirs continued till the day dawned. (O Allah!) If you considered that I had
done that only for seeking Your pleasure, then please let there be an opening through which we can
see the sky.’ So Allah made for them an opening through which they could see the sky. Then the
second person said, ‘O Allah! I had a she-cousin whom I loved as much as a passionate man love a
woman. I tried to seduce her but she refused till I paid her one-hundred Dinars So I worked hard till I
collected one hundred Dinars and went to her with that But when I sat in between her legs (to have
sexual intercourse with her), she said, ‘O Allah’s slave! Be afraid of Allah ! Do not deflower me
except legally (by marriage contract). So I left her O Allah! If you considered that I had done that only
for seeking Your pleasure then please let the rock move a little to have a (wider) opening.’
So Allah shifted that rock to make the opening wider for them. And the last (third) person said ‘O
Allah ! I employed a laborer for wages equal to a Faraq (a certain measure: of rice, and when he had
finished his job he demanded his wages, but when I presented his due to him, he gave it up and
refused to take it. Then I kept on sowing that rice for him (several times) till managed to buy with the
price of the yield, some cows and their shepherd Later on the laborer came to me an said. ‘(O Allah’s
slave!) Be afraid o Allah, and do not be unjust to me an give me my due.’ I said (to him). ‘Go and take
those cows and their shepherd. So he took them and went away. (So, O Allah!) If You considered that
I had done that for seeking Your pleasure, then please remove the remaining part of the rock.’ And so
Allah released them (from their difficulty).

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah has forbidden you ( 1 ) to be undutiful to your mothers (2) to withhold (what
you should give) or (3) demand (what you do not deserve), and (4) to bury your daughters alive. And
Allah has disliked that (A) you talk too much about others ( B), ask too many questions (in religion),
or (C) waste your property.”

I heard Abi `Amr ‘Ash-Shaibani saying, “The owner of this house.” he pointed to `Abdullah’s house,
“said, ‘I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) ‘Which deed is loved most by Allah?” He replied, ‘To offer prayers at their
early (very first) stated times.’ ” `Abdullah asked, “What is the next (in goodness)?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“To be good and dutiful to one’s parents,” `Abdullah asked, “What is the next (in goodness)?” The
Prophet (ﷺ) said, “To participate in Jihad for Allah’s Cause.” `Abdullah added, “The Prophet (ﷺ) narrated to me
these three things, and if I had asked more, he would have told me more.”

A man came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is more entitled to be treated with
the best companionship by me?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Your mother.” The man said. “Who is next?” The
Prophet said, “Your mother.” The man further said, “Who is next?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Your mother.”
The man asked for the fourth time, “Who is next?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Your father. ”

A man said to the Prophet, “Shall I participate in Jihad?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Are your parents living?”
The man said, “Yes.” the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do Jihad for their benefit.”

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) lying-down in the mosque and placing one leg on the other.

While I was riding behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and between me and him and between me and him there was
only the back of the saddle, he said, “0 Mu`adh!” I replied, “Labbaik, 0 Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), and Sa`daik!”
he said, “Do you know what is Allah’s right upon his slave?” I said, “Allah and His Apostle know
best” He said “Allah’s right upon his slaves is that they should worship Him alone and not worship
anything else besides Him.” Then he proceeded for a while and then said, “O Mu`adh bin Jabal!” I
replied, “Labbaik, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ):, Sa`daik!’ He said, “Do you know what is the right of the
slaves upon Allah if they do that?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know best.” He said, “The right
of the slaves upon Allah is that He will not punish them (if they do that).