Judgments(Ahkaam)

Volume 9,Book 89, Number 251:Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoeverobeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah, and whoeverobeys the ruler I appoint, obeys me, and whoever disobeys him, disobeys me.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 252:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:Allah’s Apostle said, “Surely!Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges: The Imam(ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his subjects; aman is the guardian of his family (household) and is responsible for his subjects;a woman is the guardian of her husband’s home and of his children and is responsiblefor them; and the slave of a man is a guardian of his master’s property andis responsible for it. Surely, everyone of you is a guardian and responsiblefor his charges.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 253:Narrated Muhammad bin Jubair binMut’im:That while he was included ina delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that ‘Abdullahbin ‘Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereuponhe became very angry. He stood up, and after glorifying and praising Allahas He deserved, said, “To proceed, I have come to know that some of you menare narrating things which are neither in Allah’s Book, nor has been mentionedby Allah’s Apostle . Such people are the ignorant among you. Beware of suchvain desires that mislead those who have them. I have heard Allah’s Apostlesaying, ‘This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish, andnone will rebel against them, but Allah will throw him down on his face aslong as they stick to the rules and regulations of the religion (Islam).'” Volume 9, Book89, Number 254:Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:Allah’s Apostle said, “This matter(caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were stillexisting.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 255:Narrated ‘Abdullah:Allah’s Apostle said, “Do notwish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has givenwealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom(knowledge of the Quran and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teachesit to others.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 256:Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah’s Apostle said, “You shouldlisten to and obey, your ruler even if he was an Ethiopian (black) slave whosehead looks like a raisin.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 257:Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:The Prophet said, “If somebodysees his Muslim ruler doing something he disapproves of, he should be patient,for whoever becomes separate from the Muslim group even for a span and thendies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance(as rebellious sinners). (See Hadith No. 176 and 177) Volume 9, Book89, Number 258:Narrated ‘Abdullah:The Prophet said, “A Muslim hasto listen to and obey (the order of his ruler) whether he likes it or not,as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience (to Allah), but if anact of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not listen to it or obeyit. (See Hadith No. 203, Vol. 4) Volume 9, Book89, Number 259:Narrated ‘Ali:The Prophet sent an army unit(for some campaign) and appointed a man from the Ansar as its commander andordered them (the soldiers) to obey him. (During the campaign) he became angrywith them and said, “Didn’t the Prophet order you to obey me?” They said,”Yes.” He said, “I order you to collect wood and make a fire and then throwyourselves into it.” So they collected wood and made a fire, but when theywere about to throw themselves into, it they started looking at each other,and some of them said, “We followed the Prophet to escape from the fire. Howshould we enter it now?” So while they were in that state, the fire extinguishedand their commander’s anger abated. The event was mentioned to the Prophetand he said, “If they had entered it (the fire) they would never have comeout of it, for obedience is required only in what is good.” (See Hadith No.629. Vol. 5) Volume 9, Book89, Number 260:Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:The Prophet said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahman!Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on your demand thenyou will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it without asking(for it), then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever take an oathto do something and later on you find that something else is better, thenyou should expiate your oath and do what is better.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 261:Narrated ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Samura:Allah’s Apostle said, “O ‘Abdur-Rahmanbin Samura! Do not seek to be a ruler, for if you are given authority on yourdemand, you will be held responsible for it, but if you are given it withoutasking for it, then you will be helped (by Allah) in it. If you ever takean oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better,then do what is better and make expiation for your oath.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 262:Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet said, “You peoplewill be keen to have the authority of ruling which will be a thing of regretfor you on the Day of Resurrection. What an excellent wet nurse it is, yetwhat a bad weaning one it is!” Volume 9, Book89, Number 263:Narrated Abu Musa:Two men from my tribe and I enteredupon the Prophet. One of the two men said to the Prophet, “O Allah’s Apostle!Appoint me as a governor,” and so did the second. The Prophet said, “We donot assign the authority of ruling to those who ask for it, nor to those whoare keen to have it.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 264:Narrated Ma’qil:I heard the Prophet saying, “Anyman whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does notlook after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 265:Narrated Ma’qil:Allah’s Apostle said, “If anyruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceivingthem, Allah will forbid Paradise for him.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 266:Narrated Tarif Abi Tamima:I saw Safwan and Jundab and Safwan’scompanions when Jundab was advising. They said, “Did you hear something fromAllah’s Apostle?” Jundab said, “I heard him saying, ‘Whoever does a good deedin order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection(before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allahwill put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.'” The people said(to Jundab), “Advise us.” He said, “The first thing of the human body to purifyis the abdomen, so he who can eat nothing but good food (Halal and earnedlawfully) should do so, and he who does as much as he can that nothing intervenebetween him and Paradise by not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering)should do so.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 267:Narrated Anas bin Malik:Apostle.” The Prophet said, “Youwill be with the one whom you love.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 268:Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:Anas bin Malik said to a womanof his family, “Do you know such-and-such a woman?” She replied, “Yes.” Hesaid, “The Prophet passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and hesaid to her, ‘Be afraid of Allah and be patient.’ The woman said (to the Prophet).’Go away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'” Anas added, “The Prophetleft her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her, ‘What has Allah’sApostle said to you?’ She replied, ‘I did not recognize him.’ The man said,’He was Allah’s Apostle.”‘ Anas added, “So that woman came to the gate ofthe Prophet and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, ‘O Allah’sApostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!’ The Prophet said, ‘No doubt,patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'” Volume 9, Book89, Number 269:Narrated Anas:Qais bin Sa’d was to the Prophetlike a chief police officer to an Amir (chief). Volume 9, Book89, Number 270:Narrated Abu Musa:that the Prophet sent him andsent Mu’adh after him (as rulers to Yemen). Volume 9, Book89, Number 271:Narrated Abu Musa:A man embraced Islam and thenreverted back to Judaism. Mu’adh bin Jabal came and saw the man with Abu Musa.Mu’adh asked, “What is wrong with this (man)?” Abu Musa replied, “He embracedIslam and then reverted back to Judaism.” Mu’adh said, “I will not sit downunless you kill him (as it is) the verdict of Allah and His Apostle Volume 9, Book89, Number 272:Narrated ‘Abdur Rahman bin AbiBakra:Abu Bakra wrote to his son whowas in Sijistan: ‘Do not judge between two persons when you are angry, forI heard the Prophet saying, “A judge should not judge between two personswhile he is in an angry mood.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 273:Narrated Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari:A man came to Allah’s Apostleand said, “O Allah’s Apostle! By Allah, I fail to attend the morning congregationalprayer because so-and-so (i.e., Muadh bin Jabal) prolongs the prayer whenhe leads us for it.” I had never seen the Prophet more furious in giving advicethan he was on that day. He then said, “O people! some of you make othersdislike (good deeds, i.e. prayers etc). So whoever among you leads the peoplein prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the old, theweak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do). (See Hadith No. 90, Vol.1) Volume 9, Book89, Number 274:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:That he had divorced his wifeduring her menses. ‘Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah’s Apostle becameangry and said, “He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him tillshe becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her nextperiod and becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorceher, he may do so.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 275:Narrated ‘Aisha:Hind bint ‘Utba bin Rabia cameand said. “O Allah’s Apostle! By Allah, there was no family on the surfaceof the earth, I like to see in degradation more than I did your family, buttoday there is no family on the surface of the earth whom I like to see honoredmore than yours.” Hind added, “Abu Sufyan is a miser. Is it sinful of me tofeed our children from his property?” The Prophet said, “There is no blameon you if you feed them (thereof) in a just and reasonable manner. Volume 9, Book89, Number 276:Narrated Anas bin Malik:When the Prophet intended to writeto the Byzantines, the people said, “They do not read a letter unless it issealed (stamped).” Therefore the Prophet took a silver ring—-as if I amlooking at its glitter now—-and its engraving was: ‘Muhammad, Apostle ofAllah’ Volume 9, Book89, Number 277:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin As-Sa’di:That when he went to ‘Umar duringhis Caliphate. ‘Umar said to him, “Haven’t I been told that you do certainjobs for the people but when you are given payment you refuse to take it?”‘Abdullah added: I said, “Yes.” ‘Umar said, “Why do you do so?” I said, “Ihave horses and slaves and I am living in prosperity and I wish that my paymentshould be kept as a charitable gift for the Muslims.” ‘Umar said, “Do notdo so, for I intended to do the same as you do. Allah’s Apostles used to giveme gifts and I used to say to him, ‘Give it to a more needy one than me.’Once he gave me some money and I said, ‘Give it to a more needy person thanme,’ whereupon the Prophet said, ‘Take it and keep it in your possession andthen give it in charity. Take what ever comes to you of this money if youare not keen to have it and not asking for it; otherwise (i.e., if it doesnot come to you) do not seek to have it yourself.’ “Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:I have heard ‘Umar saying, “The Prophet used to give me some money (grant)and I would say (to him), ‘Give it to a more needy one than me.’ Once he gaveme some money and I said, ‘Give it to a more needy one than me.’ The Prophetsaid (to me), ‘Take it and keep it in your possession and then give it incharity. Take whatever comes to you of this money while you are not keen tohave it and not asking for it; take it, but you should not seek to have whatyou are not given. ‘ ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 278:Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d:I witnessed a husband and a wifewho were involved in a case of Lian. Then (the judgment of) divorce was passed.I was fifteen years of age, at that time. Volume 9, Book89, Number 279:Narrated Sahl:(the brother of Bani Sa’ida) Aman from the Ansar came to the Prophet and said, “If a man finds another mansleeping with his wife, should he kill him?” That man and his wife then didLian in the mosque while I was present. Volume 9, Book89, Number 280:Narrated Abu Huraira:A man came to Allah’s Apostlewhile he was in the mosque, and called him, saying, “O Allah’s Apostle! Ihave committed illegal sexual intercourse.” The Prophet turned his face tothe other side, but when the man gave four witnesses against himself, theProphet said to him, “Are you mad?” The man said, “No.” So the Prophet said(to his companions), “Take him away and stone him to death. ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 281:Narrated Um Salama:Allah’s Apostle said, “I am onlya human being, and you people (opponents) come to me with your cases; andit may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a more convincingway than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So ifever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other (brother)then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a pieceof Fire.” (See Hadith No. 638, Vol. 3). Volume 9, Book89, Number 282:Narrated Abu Qatada:Allah’s Apostle said on the Dayof (the battle of) Hunain, “Whoever has killed an infidel and has a proofor a witness for it, then the salb (arms and belongings of that deceased)will be for him.” I stood up to seek a witness to testify that I had killedan infidel but I could not find any witness and then sat down. Then I thoughtthat I should mention the case to Allah’s Apostle I (and when I did so) aman from those who were sitting with him said, “The arms of the killed personhe has mentioned, are with me, so please satisfy him on my behalf.” Abu Bakrsaid, “No, he will not give the arms to a bird of Quraish and deprive oneof Allah’s lions of it who fights for the cause of Allah and His Apostle.”Allah’s Apostle I stood up and gave it to me, and I bought a garden with itsprice, and that was my first property which I owned through the war booty.The people of Hijaz said, “A judgeshould not pass a judgment according to his knowledge, whether he was a witnessat the time he was the judge or before that” And if a litigant gives a confessionin favor of his opponent in the court, in the opinion of some scholars, thejudge should not pass a judgment against him till the latter calls two witnessesto witness his confession. And some people of Iraq said, “A judge can passa judgement according to what he hears or witnesses (the litigant’s confession)in the court itself, but if the confession takes place outside the court,he should not pass the judgment unless two witnesses witness the confession.”Some of them said, “A judge can pass a judgement depending on his knowledgeof the case as he is trust-worthy, and that a witness is Required just toreveal the truth. The judge’s knowledge is more than the witness.” Some said,”A judge can judge according to his knowledge only in cases involving property,but in other cases he cannot.” Al-Qasim said, “A judge ought not to pass ajudgment depending on his knowledge if other people do not know what he knows,although his knowledge is more than the witness of somebody else because hemight expose himself to suspicion by the Muslims and cause the Muslims tohave unreasonable doubt. ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 283:Narrated ‘Ali bin Husain:Safiya bint (daughter of) Huyaicame to the Prophet (in the mosque), and when she returned (home), the Prophetaccompanied her. It happened that two men from the Ansar passed by them andthe Prophet called them saying, “She is Safiya!” those two men said, “SubhanAllah!” The Prophet said, “Satan circulates in the human body as blood does.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 284:Narrated Abu Burda:The Prophet sent my father andMu’adh bin Jabal to Yemen and said (to them), “Make things easy for the peopleand do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad tiding, and don’tlet them have aversion (i.e. to make people to hate good deeds) and you bothshould work in cooperation and mutual understanding” Abu Musa said to Allah’sApostle, “In our country a special alcoholic drink called Al-Bit’, is prepared(for drinking).” The Prophet said, “Every intoxicant is prohibited. ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 285:Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet said, “Set free thecaptives and accept invitations.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 286:Narrated Abu Humaid Al-Sa’idi:The Prophet appointed a man fromthe tribe of Bani Asad, called Ibn Al-Utabiyya to collect the Zakat. Whenhe returned (with the money) he said (to the Prophet), “This is for you andthis has been given to me as a gift.” The Prophet stood up on the pulpit (Sufyansaid he ascended the pulpit), and after glorifying and praising Allah, hesaid, “What is wrong with the employee whom we send (to collect Zakat fromthe public) that he returns to say, ‘This is for you and that is for me?’Why didn’t he stay at his father’s and mother’s house to see whether he willbe given gifts or not? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, whoever takes anythingillegally will bring it on the Day of Resurrection by carrying it over hisneck: if it is a camel, it will be grunting: if it is a cow, it will be mooing:and if it is a sheep it will be bleating!” The Prophet then raised both hishands till we saw the whiteness of his armpits (and he said), “No doubt! Haven’tI conveyed Allah’s Message?” And he repeated it three times. Volume 9, Book89, Number 287:Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:Salim, the freed salve of AbuHudhaifa used to lead in prayer the early Muhajirin (emigrants) and the companionsof the Prophet in the Quba mosque. Among those (who used to pray behind him)were Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, Abu Salama, and Amir bin Rabi’a. Volume 9, Book89, Number 288:Narrated ‘Urwa bin Az-Zubair:Marwan bin Al-Hakam and Al-Miswarbin Makhrama told him that when the Muslims were permitted to set free thecaptives of Hawazin, Allah’s Apostle said, “I do not know who amongst youhas agreed (to it) and who has not. Go back so that your ‘Urafa’ may submityour decision to us.” So the people returned and their ‘Urafa’ talked to themand then came back to Allah’s Apostle and told him that the people had giventheir consent happily and permitted (their captives to be freed). Volume 9, Book89, Number 289:Narrated Muhammad bin Zaid binAbdullah bin ‘Umar:Some people said to Ibn ‘Umar,”When we enter upon our ruler(s) we say in their praise what is contrary towhat we say when we leave them.” Ibn ‘Umar said, “We used to consider thisas hypocrisy.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 290:Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostles said, “The worstof all mankind is the double-faced one, who comes to some people with onecountenance and to others, with another countenance.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 291:Narrated ‘Aisha:Hind (bint ‘Utba) said to theProphet “Abu Sufyan is a miserly man and I need to take some money of hiswealth.” The Prophet said, “Take reasonably what is sufficient for you andyour children ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 292:Narrated Um Salama:(the wife of the Prophet) Allah’sApostle heard some people quarreling at the door of his dwelling, so he wentout to them and said, “I am only a human being, and litigants with cases ofdispute come to me, and someone of you may happen to be more eloquent (inpresenting his case) than the other, whereby I may consider that he is truthfuland pass a judgment in his favor. If ever I pass a judgment in favor of somebodywhereby he takes a Muslim’s right unjustly, then whatever he takes is nothingbut a piece of Fire, and it is up to him to take or leave.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 293:Narrated ‘Aisha:(the wife of the Prophet) ‘Utbabin Abi Waqqas said to his brother Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas, “The son of the slavegirl of Zam’a is from me, so take him into your custody.” So in the year ofConquest of Mecca, Sa’d took him and said. (This is) my brother’s son whommy brother has asked me to take into my custody.” ‘Abd bin Zam’a got up beforehim and said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father,and was born on my father’s bed.” So they both submitted their case beforeAllah’s Apostle. Sa’d said, “O Allah’s Apostle! This boy is the son of mybrother and he entrusted him to me.” ‘Abd bin Zam’a said, “This boy is mybrother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and was born on the bedof my father.” Allah’s Apostle said, “The boy is for you, O ‘Abd bin Zam’a!”Then Allah’s Apostle further said, “The child is for the owner of the bed,and the stone is for the adulterer,” He then said to Sauda bint Zam’a, “Veil(screen) yourself before him,” when he saw the child’s resemblance to ‘Utba.The boy did not see her again till he met Allah. Volume 9, Book89, Number 294:Narrated ‘Abdullah:The Prophet said, “If somebodyon the demand of a judge takes an oath to grab (a Muslim’s) property and heis liar in it, he will meet Allah Who will be angry with him”. So Allah revealed,:–‘Verily! those who purchase asmall gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant and their oaths..’ (3.77) ‘Al-Ashathcame while Abdullah was narrating (this) to the people. Al-Ashath said, “Thisverse was revealed regarding me and another man with whom I had a quarrelabout a well. The Prophet said (to me), “Do you have any evidence?’ I replied,’No.’ He said, ‘Let your opponent take an oath.’ I said: I am sure he wouldtake a (false) oath.” Thereupon it was revealed: ‘Verily! those who purchasea small gain at the cost of Allah’s Covenant….’ (3.77) (See Hadith No. 72,Vol 6). Volume 9, Book89, Number 295:Narrated Um Salama:The Prophet heard the voices ofsome people quarreling near his gate, so he went to them and said, “I am onlya human being and litigants with cases of disputes come to me, and maybe oneof them presents his case eloquently in a more convincing and impressive waythan the other, and I give my verdict in his favor thinking he is truthful.So if I give a Muslim’s right to another (by mistake), then that (property)is a piece of Fire, which is up to him to take it or leave it.” (See HadithNo. 281 ) Volume 9, Book89, Number 296:Narrated Jabir:The Prophet came to know thatone of his companions had given the promise of freeing his slave after hisdeath, but as he had no other property than that slave, the Prophet sold thatslave for 800 dirhams and sent the price to him. Volume 9, Book89, Number 297:Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:Allah’s Apostle sent an army unitheaded by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leadership. The Prophetsaid (to the people), “If you are criticizing his leadership now, then youused to criticize his father’s leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama’s father)deserved the leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons tome, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me afterhim. ” (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5) Volume 9, Book89, Number 298:Narrated ‘Aisha:Allah’s Apostle said, “The mosthated person in the sight of Allah, is the most quarrelsome person.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 299:Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:The Prophet sent (an army unitunder the command of) Khalid bin Al-Walid to fight against the tribe of BaniJadhima and those people could not express themselves by saying, “Aslamna,”but they said, “Saba’na! Saba’na! ” Khalid kept on killing some of them andtaking some others as captives, and he gave a captive to everyone of us andordered everyone of us to kill his captive. I said, “By Allah, I shall notkill my captive and none of my companions shall kill his captive!” Then wementioned that to the Prophet and he said, “O Allah! I am free from what Khalidbin Al-Walid has done,” and repeated it twice. Volume 9, Book89, Number 300:Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d As-Saidi:There was some quarrel (sighting)among Bani ‘Amr, and when this news reached the Prophet, he offered the Zuhrprayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time of’Asr prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for theprayer and requested Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward.The Prophet arrived while Abu Bakr was still praying. He entered the rowsof praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The peoplestarted clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stoodfor prayer, he never glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when AbuBakr observed that the clapping was not coming to an end, he looked and sawthe Prophet standing behind him.The Prophet beckoned him to carryon by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking Allah forthe saying of the Prophet and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards.When the Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. Whenhe finished the prayer, he said, “O Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carryingon with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?” Abu Bakr replied, “It doesnot befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet in prayer.” Then the Prophetsaid to the people, “If some problem arises during prayers, then the men shouldsay, Subhan Allah!; and the women should clap.” (See Hadith No. 652, Vol.1) Volume 9, Book89, Number 301:Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:Abu Bakr sent for me owing tothe large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while ‘Umar wassitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), ‘Umar has come to my and said, ‘Agreat number of Qaris of the Holy Quran were killed on the day of the battleof Al-Yamama, and I am afraid that the casualties among the Qaris of the Quranmay increase on other battle-fields whereby a large part of the Quran maybe lost. Therefore I consider it advisable that you (Abu Bakr) should havethe Qur’an collected.’ I said, ‘How dare I do something which Allah’s Apostledid not do?’ ‘Umar said, By Allah, it is something beneficial.’ ‘Umar kepton pressing me for that till Allah opened my chest for that for which He hadopened the chest of ‘Umar and I had in that matter, the same opinion as ‘Umarhad.” Abu Bakr then said to me (Zaid), “You are a wise young man and we donot have any suspicion about you, and you used to write the Divine Inspirationfor Allah’s Apostle. So you should search for the fragmentary scripts of theQuran and collect it (in one Book).” Zaid further said: By Allah, if Abu Bakrhad ordered me to shift a mountain among the mountains from one place to anotherit would not have been heavier for me than this ordering me to collect theQur’an. Then I said (to ‘Umar and Abu Bakr), “How can you do something whichAllah’s Apostle did not do?” Abu Bakr said, “By Allah, it is something beneficial.”Zaid added: So he (Abu Bakr) kept on pressing me for that until Allah openedmy chest for that for which He had opened the chests of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar,and I had in that matter, the same opinion as theirs.So I started compiling the Quranby collecting it from the leafless stalks of the date-palm tree and from thepieces of leather and hides and from the stones, and from the chests of men(who had memorized the Quran). I found the last verses of Sirat-at-Tauba:(“Verily there has come unto you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves–‘(9.128-129) ) from Khuzaima or Abi Khuzaima and I added to it the rest ofthe Sura. The manuscripts of the Quran remained with Abu Bakr till Allah tookhim unto Him. Then it remained with ‘Umar till Allah took him unto Him, andthen with Hafsa bint ‘Umar. Volume 9, Book89, Number 302:Narrated Abu Laila bin ‘Abdullahbin Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl:Sahl bin Abi Hathma and some greatmen of his tribe said, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Sahl and Muhaiyisa went out to Khaibaras they were struck with poverty and difficult living conditions. Then Muhaiyisawas informed that Abdullah had been killed and thrown in a pit or a spring.Muhaiyisa went to the Jews and said, “By Allah, you have killed my companion.”The Jews said, “By Allah, we have not killed him.” Muhaiyisa then came backto his people and told them the story. He, his elder brother Huwaiyisa and’Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl came (to the Prophet) and he who had been at Khaibar,proceeded to speak, but the Prophet said to Muhaiyisa, “The eldest! The eldest!”meaning, “Let the eldest of you speak.” So Huwaiyisa spoke first and thenMuhaiyisa. Allah’s Apostle said, “The Jews should either pay the blood moneyof your (deceased) companion or be ready for war.” After that Allah’s Apostlewrote a letter to the Jews in that respect, and they wrote that they had notkilled him. Then Allah’s Apostle said to Huwaiyisa, Muhaiyisa and ‘Abdur-Rahman,”Can you take an oath by which you will be entitled to take the blood money?”They said, “No.” He said (to them), “Shall we ask the Jews to take an oathbefore you?” They replied, “But the Jews are not Muslims.” So Allah’s Apostlegave them one-hundred she-camels as blood money from himself. Sahl added:When those she-camels were made to enter the house, one of them kicked mewith its leg. Volume 9, Book89, Number 303:Narrated Abu Huraira and Zaidbin Khalid Al-Juhani:A bedouin came and said, “O Allah’sApostle! Judge between us according to Allah’s Book (Laws).” His opponentstood up and said, “He has said the truth, so judge between us according toAllah’s Laws.” The bedouin said, “My son was a laborer for this man and committedillegal sexual intercourse with his wife. The people said to me, ‘Your sonis to be stoned to death,’ so I ransomed my son for one hundred sheep anda slave girl. Then I asked the religious learned men and they said to me,’Your son has to receive one hundred lashes plus one year of exile.’ ” TheProphet said, “I shall judge between you according to Allah’s Book (Laws)!As for the slave girl and the sheep, it shall be returned to you, and yourson shall receive one-hundred lashes and be exiled for one year. O you, Unais!”The Prophet addressed some man, “Go in the morning to the wife of this manand stone her to death.” So Unais went to her the next morning and stonedher to death. Volume 9, Book89, Number 304:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:That Abu Sufyan bin Harb toldhim that Heraclius had called him along with the members of a Quraish caravanand then said to his interpreter, “Tell them that I want to ask this (AbuSufyan) a question, and if he tries to tell me a lie, they should contradicthim.” Then Abu Sufyan mentioned the whole narration and said that Heracliussaid to the inter Peter, “Say to him (Abu Sufyan), ‘If what you say is true,then he (the Prophet) will take over the place underneath my two feet.’ ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 305:Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi:The Prophet employed Ibn Al-Utbiyyato collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim, and when he returned (with the money) toAllah’s Apostle the Prophet called him to account, and he said, “This (amount)is for you, and this was given to me as a present.” Allah’s Apostle said,”Why don’t you stay at your father’s house or your mother’s house to see whetheryou will be given gifts or not, if you are telling the truth?” Then Allah’sApostle stood up and addressed the people, and after glorifying and praisingAllah, he said: Amma Ba’du (then after) I employ some men from among you forsome job which Allah has placed in my charge, and then one of you comes tome and says, ‘This (amount) is for you and this is a gift given to me.’ Whydoesn’t he stay at the house of his father or the house of his mother andsee whether he will be given gifts or not if he was telling the truth by Allah,none of you takes anything of it (i.e., Zakat) for himself (Hisham added:unlawfully) but he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection carrying iton his neck! I do not want to see any of you carrying a grunting camel ora mooing cow or a bleating sheep on meeting Allah.” Then the Prophet raisedboth his hands till I saw the whiteness of his armpits, and said, “(No doubt)!Haven’t I conveyed Allah’s Message!” Volume 9, Book89, Number 306:Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:The Prophet said, “Allah neversends a prophet or gives the Caliphate to a Caliph but that he (the prophetor the Caliph) has two groups of advisors: A group advising him to do goodand exhorts him to do it, and the other group advising him to do evil andexhorts him to do it. But the protected person (against such evil advisors)is the one protected by Allah.’ ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 307:Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:We gave the oath of allegianceto Allah’s Apostle that we would listen to and obey him both at the time whenwe were active and at the time when we were tired and that we would not fightagainst the ruler or disobey him, and would stand firm for the truth or saythe truth wherever we might be, and in the Way of Allah we would not be afraidof the blame of the blamers. (See Hadith No. 178 and 320) Volume 9, Book89, Number 308:Narrated Anas:The Prophet went out on a coldmorning while the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the trench.The Prophet then said, “O Allah! The real goodness is the goodness of theHere after, so please forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirin.” They replied,”We are those who have given the Pledge of allegiance to Muhammad for to observeJihad as long as we remain alive.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 309:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:Whenever we gave the Pledge ofallegiance to Allah’s Apostle for to listen to and obey, he used to say tous, for as much as you can” Volume 9, Book89, Number 310:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Dinar:I witnessed Ibn ‘Umar when thepeople gathered around ‘Abdul Malik. Ibn ‘Umar wrote: I gave the Pledge ofallegiance that I will listen to and obey Allah’s Slave, ‘Abdul Malik, Chiefof the believers according to Allah’s Laws and the Traditions of His Apostleas much as I can; and my sons too, give the same pledge.’ Volume 9, Book89, Number 311:Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:I gave the Pledge of allegianceto the Prophet that I would listen and obey, and he told me to add: ‘As muchas I can, and will give good advice to every Muslim.’ Volume 9, Book89, Number 312:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Dinar:When the people took the oathof allegiance to ‘Abdul Malik, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar wrote to him: “To Allah’sSlave, ‘Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers, I give the Pledge of allegiancethat I will listen to and obey Allah’s Slave, ‘Abdul Malik, Chief of the believers,according to Allah’s Laws and the Traditions of His Apostle in whatever iswithin my ability; and my sons too, give the same pledge.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 313:Narrated Yazid:I said to Salama, “For what didyou give the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet on the Day of Hudaibiya?”He replied, “For death.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 314:Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:The group of people whom ‘Umarhad selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other.Abdur-Rahman said to them, “I am not going to compete with you in this matter,but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you.” So all ofthem agreed to let ‘Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placedthe case in the hands of ‘Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobodyfollowed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed’Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the nightwe gave the oath of allegiance to ‘Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added:’Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knockedon my door till I got up, and he said to me, “I see you have been sleeping!By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and callAz-Zubair and Sa’d.’ So I called them for him and he consulted them and thencalled me saying, ‘Call ‘Ali for me.” I called ‘Ali and he held a privatetalk with him till very late at night, and then ‘Al, got up to leave havinghad much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but ‘Abdur-Rahman was afraid of somethingconcerning ‘Ali. ‘Abdur-Rahman then said to me, “Call ‘Uthman for me.” I calledhim and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu’adhdhin put an endto their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the peoplefinished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit,’Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar presentthere and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with ‘Umar thatyear. When all of them had gathered, ‘Abdur-Rahman said, “None has the rightto be worshipped but Allah,” and added, “Now then, O ‘Ali, I have looked atthe people’s tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equalto ‘Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing).” Then ‘Abdur-Rahmansaid (to ‘Uthman), “I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition thatyou will follow Allah’s Laws and the traditions of Allah’s Apostle and thetraditions of the two Caliphs after him.” So ‘Abdur-Rahman gave the oath ofallegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants)and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims. Volume 9, Book89, Number 315:Narrated Salama:We gave the oath of allegianceto the Prophet under the tree. He said to me, “O Salama! Will you not givethe oath of allegiance?” I replied, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have already giventhe oath of allegiance for the first time.” He said, (Give it again) for thesecond time. Volume 9, Book89, Number 316:Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegianceto Allah’s Apostle for Islam and the bedouin got a fever where upon he saidto the Prophet “Cancel my Pledge.” But the Prophet refused. He came to him(again) saying, “Cancel my Pledge.’ But the Prophet refused. Then (the bedouin)left (Medina). Allah’s Apostle said: “Medina is like a pair of bellows (furnace):It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 317:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Hisham:who was born during the lifetimeof the Prophet that his mother, Zainab bint Humaid had taken him to Allah’sApostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Take his Pledge of allegiance (for Islam).”The Prophet said, “He (‘Abdullah bin Hisham) is a little child,” and passedhis hand over his head and invoked Allah for him. ‘Abdullah bin Hisham usedto slaughter one sheep as a sacrifice on behalf of all of his family. Volume 9, Book89, Number 318:Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:A bedouin gave the Pledge of allegianceto Allah’s Apostle for Islam. Then the bedouin got fever at Medina, came toAllah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Cancel my Pledge,” But Allah’sApostle refused. Then he came to him (again) and said, “O Allah’s Apostle!Cancel my Pledge.” But the Prophet refused Then he came to him (again) andsaid, “O Allah’s Apostle! Cancel my Pledge.” But the Prophet refused. Thebedouin finally went out (of Medina) whereupon Allah’s Apostle said, “Medinais like a pair of bellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightensand clears its good. Volume 9, Book89, Number 319:Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostle said, “There willbe three types of people whom Allah will neither speak to them on the Dayof Resurrection nor will purify them from sins, and they will have a painfulpunishment: They are, (1) a man possessed superfluous water (more than heneeds) on a way and he withholds it from the travelers. (2) a man who givesa pledge of allegiance to an Imam (ruler) and gives it only for worldly benefits,if the Imam gives him what he wants, he abides by his pledge, otherwise hedoes not fulfill his pledge; (3) and a man who sells something to anotherman after the ‘Asr prayer and swears by Allah (a false oath) that he has beenoffered so much for it whereupon the buyer believes him and buys it althoughin fact, the seller has not been offered such a price.” (See Hadith No. 838,Vol. 3) Volume 9, Book89, Number 320:Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:Allah’s Apostle said to us whilewe were in a gathering, “Give me the oath (Pledge of allegiance for: (1) Notto join anything in worship along with Allah, (2) Not to steal, (3) Not tocommit illegal sexual intercourse, (4) Not to kill your children, (5) Notto accuse an innocent person (to spread such an accusation among people),(6) Not to be disobedient (when ordered) to do good deeds. The Prophet added:Whoever amongst you fulfill his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, andwhoever commits any of those sins and receives the legal punishment in thisworld for that sin, then that punishment will be an expiation for that sin,and whoever commits any of those sins and Allah does not expose him, thenit is up to Allah if He wishes He will punish him or if He wishes, He willforgive him.” So we gave the Pledge for that. (See Hadith No. 17, Vol. 1) Volume 9, Book89, Number 321:Narrated ‘Aisha:The Prophet used to take the Pledgeof allegiance from the women by words only after reciting this Holy Verse:–(60.12)”..that they will not associate anything in worship with Allah.” (60.12) Andthe hand of Allah’s Apostle did not touch any woman’s hand except the handof that woman his right hand possessed. (i.e. his captives or his lady slaves). Volume 9, Book89, Number 322:Narrated Um Atiyya:We gave the Pledge of allegianceto the Prophet and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will notassociate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented usfrom wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand outand said, “Such-and-such a woman cried over a dead person belonging to myfamily and I want to compensate her for that crying” The Prophet did not sayanything in reply and she left and returned. None of those women abided byher pledge except Um Sulaim, Um Al-‘Ala’, and the daughter of Abi Sabra, thewife of Al-Muadh or the daughter of Abi Sabra, and the wife of Mu’adh. Volume 9, Book89, Number 323:Narrated Jabir:A bedouin came to the Prophetand said, “Please take my Pledge of allegiance for Islam.” So the Prophettook from him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam. He came the next day witha fever and said to the Prophet “Cancel my pledge.” But the Prophet refusedand when the bedouin went away, the Prophet said, “Medina is like a pair ofbellows (furnace): It expels its impurities and brightens and clears its good.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 324:Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad:’Aisha said, “O my head!” Allah’sApostle said, “If that (i.e., your death) should happen while I am still alive,I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke Allah for you.” ‘Aisha said,”O my life which is going to be lost! By Allah, I think that you wish formy death, and if that should happen then you would be busy enjoying the companyof one of your wives in the last part of that day.” The Prophet said, “ButI should say, ‘O my head!’ I feel like calling Abu Bakr and his son and appoint(the former as my successors lest people should say something or wish forsomething. Allah will insist (on Abu Bakr becoming a Caliph) and the believerswill prevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate),” or “..Allah willprevent (anyone else from claiming the Caliphate) and the believers will insist(on Abu Bakr becoming the Caliph).” Volume 9, Book89, Number 325:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:It was said to ‘Umar, “Will youappoint your successor?” Umar said, “If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor)it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, andif I leave the matter undecided, it is true that somebody who was better thanI (i.e., Allah’s Apostle) did so.” On this, the people praised him. ‘Umarsaid, “People are of two kinds: Either one who is keen to take over the Caliphateor one who is afraid of assuming such a responsibility. I wish I could befree from its responsibility in that I would receive neither reward nor retributionI won’t bear the burden of the caliphate in my death as I do in my life.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 326:Narrated Anas bin Malik:That he heard ‘Umar’s second speechhe delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following the death of theProphet ‘Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu Bakr was silent. ‘Umar said,”I wish that Allah’s Apostle had outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last(to die). But if Muhammad is dead, Allah nevertheless has kept the light amongstyou from which you can receive the same guidance as Allah guided Muhammadwith that. And Abu Bakr is the companion of Allah’s Apostle He is the secondof the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among the Muslims tomanage your affairs. Therefore get up and swear allegiance to him.” Some peoplehad already taken the oath of allegiance to him in the shed of Bani Sa’idabut the oath of allegiance taken by the public was taken at the pulpit. Iheard ‘Umar saying to Abu Bakr on that day. “Please ascend the pulpit,” andkept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the people sworeallegiance to him. Volume 9, Book89, Number 327:Narrated Jubair bin Mut’im:A woman came to the Prophet andspoke to him about something and he told her to return to him. She said, “OAllah’s Apostle! If I come and do not find you?” (As if she meant, “…ifyou die?”) The Prophet said, “If you should not find me, then go to Abu Bakr.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 328:Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:Abu Bakr said to the delegateof Buzakha. “Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor)of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which youmay excuse yourselves ” Volume 9, Book89, Number 329:Narrated Jabir bin Samura:I heard the Prophet saying, “Therewill be twelve Muslim rulers (who will rule all the Islamic world).” He thensaid a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, “All of them (thoserulers) will be from Quraish.” Volume 9, Book89, Number 330:Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah’s Apostle said, “By Himin Whose Hands my life is, I was about to order for collecting fire wood andthen order someone to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer and then order someoneto lead the people in prayer and then I would go from behind and burn thehouses of men who did not present themselves for the (compulsory congregational)prayer. By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if anyone of you had known thathe would receive a bone covered with meat or two (small) pieces of meat presentin between two ribs, he would come for ‘Isha’ prayer.” (See Hadith No. 617,Vol. 1) Volume 9, Book89, Number 331:Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Ka’b binMalik:Who was Ka’b’s guide from among his sons when Ka’b became blind: I heardKa’b bin Malik saying, “When some people remained behind and did notjoin Allah’s Apostle in the battle of Tabuk..” and then he describedthe whole narration and said, “Allah’s Apostle forbade the Muslimsto speak to us, and so we (I and my companions) stayed fifty nightsin that state, and then Allah’s Apostle announced Allah’s acceptanceof our repentance.”