Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

(the mother of believers) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during his fatal ailment said, “Order Abu Bakr to lead the
people in prayer.” I said, “If Abu Bakr stood at your place (in prayers, the people will not be able to
hear him because of his weeping, so order `Umar to lead the people in prayer.” He again said, “Order
Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer ” Then I said to Hafsa, “Will you say (to the Prophet), ‘If Abu
Bakr stood at your place, the people will not be able to hear him be cause of his weeping, so order
`Umar to lead the people in prayer?” Hafsa did so, whereupon Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “You are like the
companions of Joseph (See Qur’an, 12:30-32). Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” Hafsa
then said to me, “I have never received any good from you!”

`Ali addressed us while he was standing on a brick pulpit and carrying a sword from which was hanging a scroll He said “By Allah, we have no book to read except Allah’s Book and whatever is on this scroll,” And then he unrolled it, and behold, in it was written what sort of camels were to be given as blood money, and there was also written in it: ‘Medina is a sanctuary form ‘Air (mountain) to such
and such place so whoever innovates in it an heresy or commits a sin therein, he will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds.’
There was also written in it: ‘The asylum (pledge of protection) granted by any Muslims is one and the
same, (even a Muslim of the lowest status is to be secured and respected by all the other Muslims, and
whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect (by violating the pledge) will incur the curse of Allah, the
angels, and all the people, and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds.’ There
was also written in it: ‘Whoever (freed slave) befriends (takes as masters) other than his real masters
(manumitters) without their permission will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people,
and Allah will not accept his compulsory or optional good deeds. ‘ (See Hadith No. 94, Vol. 3)

The Prophet (ﷺ) did something as it was allowed from the religious point of view but some people
refrained from it. When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard of that, he, after glorifying and praising Allah, said, “Why
do some people refrain from doing something which I do? By Allah, I know Allah more than they.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) wore a gold ring and then the people followed him and wore gold rings too. Then the
Prophet said, “I had this golden ring made for myself. He then threw it away and said, “I shall never
put it on.” Thereupon the people also threw their rings away.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to his companions), “Do not fast Al-Wisal.” They said, “But you fast Al-Wisail.”
He said, “I am not like you, for at night my Lord feeds me and makes me drink.” But the people did
not give up Al-Wisal, so the Prophet (ﷺ) fasted Al-Wisal with them for two days or two nights, and then
they saw the crescent whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If the crescent had delayed, I would have
continued fasting (because of you),” as if he wanted to vanquish them completely (because they had
refused to give up Al Wisal).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “People will not stop asking questions till they say, ‘This is Allah, the Creator of
everything, then who created Allah?’ ”

I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) at one of the farms of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-stalk.
He passed by a group of Jews and some of them said to the other, Ask him (the Prophet) about the
spirit. Some others said, “Do not ask him, lest he should tell you what you dislike” But they went up
to him and said, “O Abal Qasim! Inform us bout the spirit.” The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up for a while, waiting.
I realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I kept away from him till the inspiration was over.
Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “(O Muhammad) they ask you regarding the spirit, Say: The spirit its
knowledge is with my Lord (i.e., nobody has its knowledge except Allah)” (17.85) (This is a miracle
of the Qur’an that all the scientists up till now do not know about the spirit, i.e, how life comes to a
body and how it goes away at its death) (See Hadith No. 245, Vol. 6)

The Prophet (ﷺ) came out after the sun had declined and offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation). After
finishing it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and mentioned the Hour and mentioned there would
happen great events before it. Then he said, “Whoever wants to ask me any question, may do so, for
by Allah, you will not ask me about anything but I will inform you of its answer as long as I am at this
place of mine.” On this, the Ansar wept violently, and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) kept on saying, “Ask Me! ”
Then a man got up and asked, ”Where will my entrance be, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“(You will go to) the Fire.” Then `Abdullah bin Hudhaifa got up and asked, “Who is my father, O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Your father is Hudhaifa.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then kept on saying
(angrily), “Ask me! Ask me!” `Umar then knelt on his knees and said, “We have accepted Allah as our
Lord and Islam as our religion and Muhammad as an Apostle.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) became quiet when
`Umar said that. Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, Paradise and Hell
were displayed before me across this wall while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as
I have seen today.”

A man said, “O Allah’s Prophet! Who is my father?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Your father is so-and-so.”
And then the Divine Verse:– ‘O you who believe! Ask not questions about things..(5.101)

(The clerk of Al-Mughira) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira ‘Write to me what you have heard from
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).’ So he (Al-Mughira) wrote to him: Allah’s Prophet used to say at the end of each
prayer: “La ilaha illalla-h wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamdu wa hula ala kulli
shai’in qadir. ‘Allahumma la mani’ a lima a’taita, wala mu’tiya lima mana’ta, wala yanfa’u dhuljadd
minkal-jadd.” He also wrote to him that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to forbid (1) Qil and Qal (idle useless talk or
that you talk too much about others), (2) Asking too many questions (in disputed Religious matters);
(3) And wasting one’s wealth by extravagance; (4) and to be undutiful to one’s mother (5) and to bury
the daughters alive (6) and to prevent your favors (benevolence to others (i.e. not to pay the rights of
others (7) And asking others for something (except when it is unavoidable).