Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to the recitation of
the Qur’an by a Prophet who recites it in attractive audible sweet sounding voice.”

Abu Sufyan bin Harb told me that Heraclius called for his translator and then asked for the letter of the Prophet (ﷺ), and the former read it (thus):”In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful. (This letter is) from Muhammad bin ‘Abdullah, to Heraclius. “…O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you that we worship none but Allah…” (V.3:64)

The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic.
Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but
say, ‘We believe in Allah and whatever has been revealed…’ (3.84)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said that his Lord said: “It does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better than
Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta.

Mu’awiya bin Qurra reported that `Abdullah bin Al-Maghaffal Al-Muzani said, “I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
on the day of the Conquest of Mecca, riding his she-camel and reciting Surat-al-Fath (48) or part of
Surat-al-Fath. He recited it in a vibrating and pleasant voice. Then Mu’awiya recited as `Abdullah bin
Mughaffal had done and said, “Were I not afraid that the people would crowd around me, I would
surely recite in a vibrating pleasant voice as Ibn Mughaffal did, imitating the Prophet.” I asked
Muawiya, “How did he recite in that tone?” He said thrice, “A, A , A.”

Perhaps the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned the following (as Allah’s Saying): “If My slave comes nearer to Me for
a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit; I go nearer to him for
the span of outstretched arms. (See Hadith No. 502)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said that your Lord said, “Every (sinful) deed can be expiated; and the fast is for Me, so I
will give the reward for it; and the smell which comes out of the mouth of a fasting person, is better in
Allah’s Sight than the smell of musk.” (See Hadith No. 584)

`Amr bin Taghlib said, “Some property was given to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he gave it to some people and
withheld it from some others. Then he came to know that they (the latter) were dissatisfied. So the
Prophet said, ‘I give to one man and leave (do not give) another, and the one to whom I do not give is
dearer to me than the one to whom I give. I give to some people because of the impatience and
discontent present in their hearts, and leave other people because of the content and goodness Allah
has bestowed on them, and one of them is `Amr bin Taghlib.” `Amr bin Taghlib said, “The sentence
which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a
cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms;
and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’ ”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you,
is like the period between `Asr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of
the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable to carry on.
And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the
Gospel and they acted on it till `Asr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so they were given
la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur’an and you acted on it till sunset,
therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the Scriptures
said, ‘These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger reward.’ Allah said (to
them). ‘Have I done any oppression to you as regards your rights?’ They said, “No.” Then Allah said,
‘That is My Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I will.’ ”