Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)

The Prophet (pbuh) inviting his followers to Tauhid of Allah

Hadith # 7371

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) sent Mu'adh to Yemen.

Hadith # 7372

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

When the Prophet (pbuh) sent Mu`adh to Yemen, he said to him,

- "You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah.

- If they learn that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and one night.

- And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best property of the people."

Hadith # 7373

Narrated Mu`adh bin Jabal:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Mu`adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "To worship Him (Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah)."

Do you know what their right upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Not to punish them (if they do so).

Hadith # 7374

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

A man heard another man reciting (in the prayers): 'Say (O Muhammad): " قل ھو اللہ احد (He is Allah, the One.)" (112.1) And he recited it repeatedly. When it was morning, he went to the Prophet (pbuh) and informed him about that as if he considered that the recitation of that Sura by itself was not enough.

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is equal to one-third of the Qur'an."

Hadith # 7375

Narrated `Aisha:

The Prophet (pbuh) sent (an army unit) under the command of a man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish his recitation with قل ھو اللہ احد 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One." ' (112.1).

When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that to the Prophet. He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so."

They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions the qualities of the Beneficent and I love to recite it (in my prayer)."

The Prophet; said (to them), "Tell him that Allah loves him."

Allah said in Surah Bani Israel:

قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى

“Say: Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Gracious,

by whatever name you invoke Him, for to Him belong the Best Names.” (17:110)

Hadith # 7376

Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to mankind."

Hadith # 7377

Narrated Usama bin Zaid:

We were with the Prophet (pbuh) when suddenly there came to him a messenger from one of his daughters who was asking him to come and see her son who was dying. The Prophet (pbuh) said (to the messenger),

"Go back and tell her that whatever Allah takes is His, and whatever He gives is His, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world). So order her to be patient and hope for Allah's reward."

But she sent the messenger to the Prophet (pbuh) again, swearing that he should come to her. So the Prophet got up, and so did Sa`d bin 'Ubada and Mu`adh bin Jabal (and went to her). When the child was brought to the Prophet (pbuh) his breath was disturbed in his chest as if it were in a water skin. On that the eyes of the Prophet (pbuh) became flooded with tears, whereupon Sa`d said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! What is this?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"This is mercy which Allah has put in the heart of His slaves, and Allah bestows His mercy only on those of His slaves who are merciful (to others)."

Allah said in Surah al-Dhariyat:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ

“Verily Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.” (51:58)

Hadith # 7378

Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "None is more patient than Allah against the harmful and annoying words He hears (from the people): They ascribe children to Him, yet He bestows upon them health and provision.

"He Alone is the All-Knower of the Unseen"

Allah Almighty said in Surah Jinn:

عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا

“(He Alone is) the All-Knower of the Unseen, and He reveals to none His Unseen.” (72:26)

And He said in Surah Luqman:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ

Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). (31:34)

Allah said in Surah Nisa:

أَنزَلَهُ ۥ بِعِلۡمِهِۦ‌ۖ

He hath sent from His (Own) Knowledge, (4:166)

He said in Surah Fatir:

وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنْثَى وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ ۚ

And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. (35:11)

He said in Surah Fussilat:

إِلَيۡهِ يُرَدُّ عِلۡمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ

To Him is referred the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment: He knows all): (41:47)

Yahya bin Dushim Fara said that everything is visible because of knowledge and everything has an inner meaning, because of knowledge.

Hadith # 7379

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah:

- None knows (the sex) what is in the womb, but Allah:

- None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah;

- None knows when it will rain, but Allah;

- None knows where he will die, but Allah (knows that);

- and none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah."

Hadith # 7380

Narrated Masruq:

`Aisha said,

"If anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen his Lord, he is a liar, for Allah says:

لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ

'No vision can grasp Him.' (6.103)

And if anyone tells you that Muhammad has seen the Unseen, he is a liar, for Allah says: "None has the knowledge of the Unseen but Allah."

“…the One Free from all defects, the Giver of security…”

Allah said in Surah Al-Hashr

السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ

 the Source of Peace (and Perfection). The Guardian of Faith, (59:23)

Hadith # 7381

Narrated `Abdullah:

We used to pray behind the Prophet (pbuh) and used to say: "As-Salamu 'Al-Allah. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Allah himself is As-Salam (Name of Allah), so you should say:

التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ،‏‏‏‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ،‏‏‏‏

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ،‏‏‏‏ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

"The King of mankind"

Allah said in Surah Nas:

مَلِكِ النَّاسِ

The King (or Ruler ) of Mankind, (114:2)

Hadith # 7382

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"On the Day of Resurrection Allah will hold the whole earth and fold the heaven with His right hand and say,

'I am the King: where are the kings of the earth?" '

“And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”

Allah said in Surah Hadid:

وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

for He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (27:1)

Allah said in Surah Saffat:

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glory to thy Lord, the Lord of Honor and Power!

(He is free) from what they ascribe (to Him)! (38:180)

Allah said:

وَلِلَّهِ العِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ

But honor belongs to Allah and His Messenger, (63:8)

And Anas narrated that the Holy Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, "When Allah sets His foot in it, Hell will say, 'enough! enough!'

And Abu Hurairah narrated that Prophet (pbuh) said that a person will be left between Paradise and Hell, who will be the last of the people of Hell to enter Paradise and will say, “O Lord! Turn away my face is from Hell, by your honor, and I will ask nothing else.”

Abu Saeed narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Allah will say, "This is for you and ten times more than that."

And Ayyub (peace be upon him) prayed: by Your honor! Can I ever be careless of Your grace and glory?

Hadith # 7383

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) used to say,

"I seek refuge (with You) by Your 'Izzat, None has the right to be worshipped but You Who does not die while the Jinns and the human beings die."

Hadith # 7384

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The people will be thrown into Hell ( Fire) and it will keep on saying, 'Is there any more?' till the Lord of the worlds puts His Foot over it, whereupon its different sides will come close to each other, and it will say, 'Qad! Qad! (enough! enough!)

By Your 'Izzat (Honor and Power) and Your Karam (Generosity)!' Paradise will remain spacious enough to accommodate more people until Allah will create some more people and let them dwell in the superfluous space of Paradise. "

“And it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth in truth…”

Allah said in Surah Nahl:

خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ

He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: (16:3)

Hadith # 7385

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) used to invoke Allah at night, saying,

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

"O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth.

‏‏‏‏ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

All the Praises are for You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the Earth

and whatever is in them. All the Praises are for You;

‏‏‏‏ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ قَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ

You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.

Your Word is the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth,

وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ

and the Meeting with You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth,

and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth, and the Hour is the Truth.

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ ‏‏‏‏

O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and I believe in You

and I depend upon You, and I repent to You

وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ

and with You (Your evidences) I stand against my opponents,

and to you I leave the judgment (for those who refuse my message).

‏‏‏‏ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَأَسْرَرْتُ وَأَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ لِي غَيْرُكَ

O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I did in the past or will do in the future,

and also the sins I did in secret or in public.

You are my only God (Whom I worship) and there is no other God for me (i.e. I worship none but You)."

Narrated Sufyan:

That the Prophet (pbuh) added, "You are the Truth, and Your Word is the Truth."

“And Allah is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer.”

Aisha said that all praise is due to Allah, who hears all voices.

Then, when she narrated the story of Khula bint Thaalbah, Allah revealed this verse to her:

قَدْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا  

Allah has indeed heard (and accepted) the statement of the woman who pleads with thee concerning her husband (58:1)

Hadith # 7386

Narrated Abu Musa:

We were with the Prophet (pbuh) on a journey, and whenever we ascended a high place, we used to say, "Allahu Akbar."

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Don't trouble yourselves too much! You are not calling a deaf or an absent person, but you are calling One Who Hears, Sees, and is very near."

Then he came to me while I was saying in my heart, "لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ (There is neither might nor power but with Allah)." He said, to me, "O `Abdullah bin Qais!

Say, لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ (There is neither might nor power but with Allah), for it is one of the treasures of Paradise."

Hadith # 7387, 7388

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the Prophet (pbuh) "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Teach me an invocation with which I may invoke Allah in my prayers."

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ،

"Say: O Allah! I have wronged my soul very much (oppressed myself), and none forgives the sins but You;

‏‏‏‏ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مِنْ عِنْدِكَ مَغْفِرَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

so please bestow Your Forgiveness upon me. No doubt, You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Hadith # 7389

Narrated `Aisha:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Gabriel called me and said, 'Allah has heard the statement of your people and what they replied to you.'"

Allah Ordained:

قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ

Say: "He hath power to send calamities on you, from above...(6:65)

Hadith # 7390

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah As-Salami:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to teach his companions to perform the prayer of Istikhara for each and every matter just as he used to teach them the Surahs from the Qur'an He used to say,

"If anyone of you intends to do some thing, he should offer a two rak`at prayer other than the compulsory prayers,and after finishing it, he should say:

O Allah! I consult You, for You have all knowledge,

and appeal to You to support me with Your Power and ask for Your Bounty,

for You are able to do things while I am not, and You know while I do not;

and You are the Knower of the Unseen.

O Allah If You know It this matter (name your matter) is good for me both at present

and in the future, (or in my religion), in my this life and in the Hereafter, then fulfill it for me

and make it easy for me, and then bestow Your Blessings on me in that matter.

O Allah! If You know that this matter is not good for me in my religion, in my this life

and in my coming Hereafter (or at present or in the future), then divert me from it

and choose for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me be pleased with it."

The One Who turns the hearts

 وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْئِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَارَهُمْ

and turn their hearts and eyes (6:110)

Hadith # 7391

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) frequently used to swear, "No, by the One Who turns the hearts."

Allah has one hundred Names less One

Hadith # 7392

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise."

To count something means to know it by heart.

Asking Allah with His Names and seeking refuge with them

Hadith # 7393

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his garment, and say:

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا

O my Lord! By your name I lay down my crotch

and by your name alone I will lift it. If you spared my life, forgive him

وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

And if you send it, protect it as you protect your righteous servants.

Hadith # 7394

Narrated Hudhaifah:

When the Prophet (pbuh) went to bed, he used to say,

اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَحْيَا وَأَمُوتُ   

O Allah! I live with your name and I will die with it.

And when he woke up in the mornings he used to say,

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ  

All praise is due to Allah who resurrected us after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.

Hadith # 7395

Narrated Abu Dharr:

When the Prophet (pbuh) went to bed at night, he used to say:

بِاسْمِكَ نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا

We will die in your name and live by it.

And when he got up in the morning, he used to say,

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ  

All praise is due to Allah who resurrected us after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.

Hadith # 7396

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his wife, says:

بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبْ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

In the name of Allah, O Allah! Keep us away from Shaytan

and the child You gives us, keep him away from Shaytaan.

Hadith # 7397

Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:

I asked the Prophet, "I send off (for a game) my trained hunting dogs; (what is your verdict concerning the game they hunt?"

He said, "If you send off your trained hunting dogs and mention the Name of Allah, then, if they catch some game, eat (thereof).

And if you hit the game with a mi'rad (a hunting tool) and it wounds it, you can eat (it).

Hadith # 7398

Narrated `Aisha:

The people said to the Prophet (pbuh), "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Here are people who have recently embraced Islam and they bring meat, and we do not know whether they had mentioned Allah's Name while slaughtering the animals or not."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "You should mention Allah's Name and eat."

Hadith # 7399

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) slaughtered two rams as sacrifice and mentioned Allah's Name and said, "Allahu-Akbar" while slaughtering.

Hadith # 7400

Narrated Jundab:

That he witnessed the Prophet (pbuh) on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet (pbuh) offered prayer and then delivered a sermon saying,

"Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before offering prayer, should slaughter another animal in place of the first; and whoever has not yet slaughtered any, should slaughter a sacrifice and mention Allah's Name while doing so."

Hadith # 7401

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Do not swear by your fathers; and whoever wants to swear should swear by Allah."

Adh-Dhat, His Qualities and His Names

Hadith # 7402

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) sent ten persons to bring the enemy's secrets and Khubaib Al-Ansari was one of them. 'Ubaidullah bin 'Iyad told me that the daughter of Al-Harith told him that when they gathered (to kill Khubaib Al Ansari) he asked for a razor to clean his pubic region, and when they had taken him outside the sanctuary of Mecca in order to kill him, he said in verse,

"I don't care if I am killed as a Muslim, on any side (of my body) I may be killed in Allah's Cause;

for that is for the sake of Allah's very Self;

and if He will, He will bestow His Blessings upon the torn pieces of my body."

Then Ibn Al-Harith killed him, and the Prophet (pbuh) informed his companions of the death of those (ten men) on the very day they were killed.

“…And Allah warns you against Himself…”

And the saying of Allah in the words of Jesus in Surah Maida:

تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ

Thou knowest what is in my heart, though I know not what is in Thine. (5:116)

Hadith # 7403

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"There is none having a greater sense of Ghira than Allah, and for that reason He has forbidden shameful deeds and sins. And there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does."

Hadith # 7404

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"When Allah created the Creation, He wrote in His Book--and He wrote (that) about Himself, and it is placed with Him on the Throne--

إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي

'Verily My Mercy overcomes My Anger.'"

Hadith # 7405

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Allah says:

- 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him)

- and I am with him if He remembers Me.

- If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself;

- and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they;

- and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him;

- and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him;

- and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "

“…..Everything will perish save His Face…”

Allah said in Surah Al-Qasas

كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ ۚ

Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. (28:88)

Hadith # 7406

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

when this Verse was revealed;

 قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ

'Say (O Muhammad!): He has Power to send torments on you from above,' (6.65)

The Prophet (pbuh) then said, " أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ  (I seek refuge with Your Face!)"

Allah revealed:--

أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ

'..or from underneath your feet.' (6.65)

The Prophet (pbuh) then said, " أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ  (I seek refuge with Your Face!)"

Then Allah revealed:--

أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا  

'...or confuse you in party-strife.' (6.65)

Oh that, the Prophet (pbuh) said, "This is easier."

Allah Almighty said to Moses in Surah Taha:

وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَى عَيْنِي

that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. (20:39)

Allah informed in Surah Qamar:

تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا

She (Ark of Noah) floats under Our eyes (and care): (54:14)

Hadith # 7407

Narrated `Abdullah:

Ad-Dajjal was mentioned in the presence of the Prophet. The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah is not hidden from you; He is not one-eyed,"

and pointed with his hand towards his eye, adding,

"While Al-Masih Ad- Dajjal is blind in the right eye and his eye looks like a protruding grape."

Hadith # 7408

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah did not send any prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed, The word 'Kafir' (unbeliever) is written between his two eyes."

Allah said in Sura al-Hashr:

هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ

“He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms…” (59:24)

Hadith # 7409

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

That during the battle with Bani Al-Mustaliq they (Muslims) captured some females and intended to have sexual relation with them without impregnating them. So they asked the Prophet (pbuh) about coitus interrupt us. The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"It is better that you should not do it, for Allah has written whom He is going to create till the Day of Resurrection."

Qaza'a said, "I heard Abu Sa`id saying that the Prophet (pbuh) said,

'No soul is ordained to be created but Allah will create it."

“..To one whom I have created with Both My Hands…”

Hadith # 7410

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah will gather the believers on the Day of Resurrection in the same way (as they are gathered in this life), and they will say, 'Let us ask someone to intercede for us with our Lord that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' Then they will go to Adam and say, 'O Adam! Don't you see the people (people's condition)? Allah created you with His Own Hands and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and taught you the names of all the things. Please intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking' and mention to them the mistakes he had committed, and add, "But you'd better go to Noah as he was the first Apostle sent by Allah to the people of the Earth.'

They will go to Noah who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention the mistake which he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to Abraham, Khalil Ar-Rahman.' They will go to Abraham who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes he made, and add, 'But you'd better go to Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and to whom He spoke directly'

They will go to Moses who will reply, 'I am not fit for this undertaking,' and mention to them the mistakes he made, and add, 'You'd better go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle and His Word (Be: And it was) and a soul created by Him.'

They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking, but you'd better go to Muhammad whose sins of the past and the future had been forgiven (by Allah).'

So they will come to me and I will ask the permission of my Lord, and I will be permitted (to present myself) before Him. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in (prostration) before Him and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then it will be said to me, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.'

I will then raise my head and praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and will fix a limit whom I will admit into Paradise. I will come back again, and when I see my Lord (again), I will fall down in prostration before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.'

I will then praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and will fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise, I will return again, and when I see my Lord, I will fall down (in prostration) and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He wishes, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad! Raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will then praise my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me, and then I will intercede. Allah will allow me to intercede (for a certain kind of people) and will fix a limit to whom I will admit into Paradise.

I will come back and say, 'O my Lord! None remains in Hell (Fire) but those whom Qur'an has imprisoned therein and for whom eternity in Hell (Fire) has become inevitable.' "

The Prophet (pbuh) added, "There will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ (La ilaha illal-lah,)' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a barley grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ (La ilaha illal-lah,)' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of a wheat grain. Then there will come out of Hell (Fire) everyone who says: ' لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ (La ilaha illal-lah,)' and has in his heart good equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant).

Hadith # 7411

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah's Hand is full, and (its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending, day and night."

He also said,

"Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all that has not decreased what is in His Hand."

He also said,

"His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the balance (of Justice) and He raises and lowers (whomever He will)."

Hadith # 7412, 7413

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will grasp the whole Earth by His Hand, and all the Heavens in His right, and then He will say, 'I am the King."

Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,"Allah will grasp the Earth...'"

Hadith # 7414

Narrated `Abdullah:

A Jew came to the Prophet (pbuh) and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will hold the heavens on a Finger, and the mountains on a Finger, and the trees on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and then He will say, 'I am the King.' "

On that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and then recited:--

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ  

'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to him....(6.92)

`Abdullah added: Allah's Apostle smiled (at the Jew's statement) expressing his wonder and belief in what was said.

Hadith # 7415

Narrated `Abdullah:

A man from the people of the scripture came to the Prophet (pbuh) and said, "O Abal-Qasim! Allah will hold the Heavens upon a Finger, and the Earth on a Finger and the land on a Finger, and all the creation on a Finger, and will say, 'I am the King! I am the King!' "

I saw the Prophet (after hearing that), smiling till his premolar teeth became visible, and he then recited:

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ

'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to him....(39.67)

“No person has more Ghaira than Allah.”

Hadith # 7416

Narrated Al-Mughira:

Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "If I saw a man with my wife, I would strike him (behead him) with the blade of my sword." This news reached Allah's Messenger (pbuh) who then said,

"You people are astonished at Sa`d's Ghira. By Allah, I have more Ghira than he, and Allah has more Ghira than I, and because of Allah's Ghira, He has made unlawful Shameful deeds and sins (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) done in open and in secret.

And there is none who likes that the people should repent to Him and beg His pardon than Allah, and for this reason He sent the warners and the givers of good news.

And there is none who likes to be praised more than Allah does, and for this reason, Allah promised to grant Paradise (to the doers of good)."

`Abdul Malik said, "No person has more Ghira than Allah."

Allah said:

قُلْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَادَةً ۖ قُلِ اللَّهُ

“Say ‘What thing is the most great in witness?’ Say: ‘Allah…’” (6:19)

So Allah defined His Self as شَيْئًا .

In the same way, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) called the Qur'an as شَيْئًا .

While the Qur'an is also one of the attributes of Allah and Allah Almighty said:

كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ

Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face. (28:88)

Hadith # 7417

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:

The Prophet (pbuh) said to a man, "Have you got anything of the Qur'an?"

The man said, "Yes, such-and such Sura, and such-and-such Sura," naming the Suras.

Allah says in Surah Hud:

وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ

“…And His Throne was on the water…” (11:7)

Hadith # 7418

Narrated `Imran bin Hussain:

While I was with the Prophet (pbuh), some people from Bani Tamim came to him. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Bani Tamim! Accept the good news!" They said, "You have given us the good news; now give us (something)."

After a while some Yemenites entered, and he said to them, "O the people of Yemen! Accept the good news, as Bani Tamim have refused it." They said, "We accept it, for we have come to you to learn the Religion. So we ask you what the beginning of this universe was."

The Prophet (pbuh) said

"There was Allah and nothing else before Him and His Throne was over the water, and He then created the Heavens and the Earth and wrote everything in the Book."

Then a man came to me and said, 'O `Imran! Follow your she-camel for it has run away!" So I set out seeking it, and behold, it was beyond the mirage! By Allah, I wished that it (my she-camel) had gone but that I had not left (the gathering). "

Hadith # 7419

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The Right (Hand) of Allah Is full, and (Its fullness) is not affected by the continuous spending night and day. Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Yet all that has not decreased what is in His Right Hand.

His Throne is over the water and in His other Hand is the Bounty or the Power to bring about death, and He raises some people and brings others down."

Hadith # 7420

Narrated Anas:

Zaid bin Haritha came to the Prophet (pbuh) complaining about his wife. The Prophet (pbuh) kept on saying (to him), "Be afraid of Allah and keep your wife."

Aisha said, "If Allah's Messenger (pbuh) were to conceal anything (of the Qur'an he would have concealed this Verse."

Zainab used to boast before the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) and used to say, "You were given in marriage by your families, while I was married (to the Prophet) by Allah from over seven Heavens."

And Thabit recited, "The Verse was revealed in connection with Zainab and Zaid bin Haritha."

وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ

'But (O Muhammad) you did hide in your heart that which Allah was about to make manifest, you did fear the people,' (33.37)

Hadith # 7421

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The Verse of Al-Hijab (veiling of women) was revealed in connection with Zainab bint Jahsh. (On the day of her marriage with him) the Prophet (pbuh) gave a wedding banquet with bread and meat; and she used to boast before other wives of the Prophet (pbuh) and used to say,

"Allah married me (to the Prophet (pbuh) in the Heavens."

Hadith # 7422

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "When Allah had finished His creation, He wrote over his Throne: 'My Mercy preceded My Anger.'

Hadith # 7423

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the month of) Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates for Allah's cause or stays in the land where he was born."

They (the companions of the Prophet) said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Should we not inform the people of that?"

He said,

"There are one-hundred degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance between every two degrees is like the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask Allah for anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the last part of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise, and at its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise."

Hadith # 7424

Narrated Abu Dharr:

I entered the mosque while Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was sitting there. When the sun had set, the Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Abu Dharr! Do you know where this (sun) goes?" I said, "Allah and His Apostle know best."

He said, "It goes and asks permission to prostrate, and it is allowed, and (one day) it, as if being ordered to return whence it came, then it will rise from the west." Then the Prophet (pbuh) recited, "That:

وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِي لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَهَا

"And the sun runs on its fixed course (for a term decreed)," (36:38)

Hadith # 7425

Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:

Abu Bakr sent for me, so I collected the Qur'an till I found the last part of Surah-at-Tauba with Abi Khuza`ima Al-Ansari and did not find it with anybody else.

The Verses are: --

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ... وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Now hath come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves:

it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you:

to the believers is he most kind and merciful.

But if they turn away,

Say: "Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He:

on Him is my trust, He the Lord of the throne (of Glory) Supreme!" (9.128-129)

Hadith # 7426

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) used to say at the time of difficulty,

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

There is no god but Allah, the All-Knowing, the Most Forbearing, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Great Throne,

‏‏‏‏ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

There is no Lord but Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Throne.

Hadith # 7427, 7428

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, then suddenly I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne."

Abu Huraira said: The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"I will be the first person to be resurrected and will see Moses holding the Throne."

Allah says in surah Ma'rij:

تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ

“The angels and the Ruh ascend to Him…” (70:4)

And He says in Surah Fatir:

إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ‏‏‏‏

To Him mount up (all) Words of Purity: (35:10)

Hadith # 7429

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"(A group of) angels stay with you at night and (another group of) angels by daytime, and both groups gather at the time of the 'Asr and Fajr prayers.

Then those angels who have stayed with you overnight, ascend (to Heaven) and Allah asks them (about you) ---- and He knows everything about you."

'In what state did you leave My slaves?'

The angels reply, 'When we left them, they were praying, and when we reached them they were praying.'"

Hadith # 7430

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"If somebody gives in charity something equal to a date from his honestly earned money ----for nothing ascends to Allah except good---- then Allah will take it in His Right (Hand) and bring it up for its owner as anyone of you brings up a baby horse, till it becomes like a mountain."

Abu Huraira said: The Prophet. said,

"Nothing ascends to Allah except good."

Hadith # 7431

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to say at the time of difficulty,

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

There is no god but Allah, the All-Knowing, the Most Forbearing,

there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Great Throne,

‏‏‏‏ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

There is no Lord but Allah, the Lord of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Throne.

Hadith # 7432

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

When `Ali was in Yemen, he sent some gold in its ore to the Prophet. The Prophet (pbuh) distributed it among Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis Al-Hanzali who belonged to Bani Mujashi, 'Uyaina bin Badr Al-Fazari, 'Alqama bin 'Ulatha Al-`Amiri, who belonged to the Bani Kilab tribe and Zaid AI-Khail at-Ta'i who belonged to Bani Nabhan. So the Quraish and the Ansar became angry and said, "He gives to the chiefs of Najd and leaves us!"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "I just wanted to attract and unite their hearts (make them firm in Islam)."

Then there came a man with sunken eyes, bulging forehead, thick beard, fat raised cheeks, and clean-shaven head, and said, "O Muhammad! Be afraid of Allah! "

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Who would obey Allah if I disobeyed Him? (Allah). He trusts me over the people of the earth, but you do not trust me?"

A man from the people (present then), who, I think, was Khalid bin Al- Walid, asked for permission to kill him, but the Prophet (pbuh) prevented him.

When the man went away, the Prophet said,

"Out of the offspring of this man, there will be people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes out through the game, and they will kill the Muslims and leave the idolators. Should I live till they appear, I would kill them as the Killing of the nation of 'Ad."

Hadith # 7433

Narrated Abu Dharr:

I asked the Prophet (pbuh) regarding the Verse:--'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term decreed for it.' (36.28)

He said, "Its fixed course is underneath Allah's Throne."

Allah says in Surah Qiyyamah:

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَاضِرَةٌ ۔ إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

Some faces that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty) --

Looking towards their Lord; (75:22,23)

Hadith # 7434

Narrated Jarir:

We were sitting with the Prophet (pbuh) and he looked at the moon on the night of the full-moon and said,

"You people will see your Lord as you see this full moon, and you will have no trouble in seeing Him, so if you can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (`Asr) you must do so."

Hadith # 7435

Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"You will definitely see your Lord with your own eyes."

Hadith # 7436

Narrated Jarir:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) came out to us on the night of the full moon and said,

"You will see your Lord on the Day of Resurrection as you see this (full moon) and you will have no difficulty in seeing Him."

Hadith # 7437, 7438

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a full moon night?"

They said, "No, O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)."

He said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?"

They said, "No, O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)."

He said, "So you will see Him, like that. Allah will gather all the people on the Day of Resurrection, and say, 'Whoever worshipped something (in the world) should follow (that thing),' so, whoever worshipped the sun will follow the sun, and whoever worshiped the moon will follow the moon, and whoever used to worship certain (other false) deities, he will follow those deities.

And there will remain only this nation with its good people (or its hypocrites). Allah will come to them and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will (deny Him and) say, 'We will stay here till our Lord comes, for when our Lord comes, we will recognize Him.' So Allah will come to them in His appearance which they know, and will say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say, 'You are our Lord,' so they will follow Him.

Then a bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire)' I and my followers will be the first ones to go across it and none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And the invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, 'O Allah, save! Save!'

In Hell (or over The Bridge) there will be hooks like the thorns of As-Sa'dan (thorny plant). Have you seen As-Sa'dan? " They replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)!" He said, "So those hooks look like the thorns of As-Sa'dan, but none knows how big they are except Allah. Those hooks will snap the people away according to their deeds. Some of the people will stay in Hell (be destroyed) because of their (evil) deeds, and some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and fall into Hell) and some will be punished and then relieved.

When Allah has finished His Judgments among the people, He will take whomever He will out of Hell through His Mercy. He will then order the angels to take out of the Fire all those who used to worship none but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted to be merciful to and those who testified (in the world) that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah. The angels will recognize them in the Fire by the marks of prostration (on their foreheads), for the Fire will eat up all the human body except the mark caused by prostration as Allah has forbidden the Fire to eat the mark of prostration. They will come out of the (Hell) Fire, completely burnt and then the water of life will be poured over them and they will grow under it as does a seed that comes in the mud of the torrent.

Then Allah will finish the judgments among the people, and there will remain one man facing the (Hell) Fire and he will be the last person among the people of Hell to enter Paradise. He will say, 'O my Lord! Please turn my face away from the fire because its air has hurt me and its severe heat has burnt me.' So he will invoke Allah in the way Allah will wish him to invoke, and then Allah will say to him, 'If I grant you that, will you then ask for anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your Power, (Honor) I will not ask You for anything else.' He will give his Lord whatever promises and covenants Allah will demand.

So Allah will turn his face away from Hell (Fire). When he will face Paradise and will see it, he will remain quiet for as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet, then he will say, 'O my Lord! Bring me near to the gate of Paradise.' Allah will say to him, 'Didn't you give your promises and covenants that you would never ask for anything more than what you had been given? Woe on you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are!' He will say, 'O my lord,' and will keep on invoking Allah till He says to him, 'If I give what you are asking, will you then ask for anything else?' He will reply, 'No, by Your (Honor) Power, I will not ask for anything else.'

Then he will give covenants and promises to Allah and then Allah will bring him near to the gate of Paradise. When he stands at the gate of Paradise, Paradise will be opened and spread before him, and he will see its splendor and pleasures whereupon he will remain quiet as long as Allah will wish him to remain quiet, and then he will say, O my Lord! Admit me into Paradise.' Allah will say, 'Didn't you give your covenants and promises that you would not ask for anything more than what you had been given?' Allah will say, 'Woe on you, O Adam's son! How treacherous you are! '

The man will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most miserable of Your creation,' and he will keep on invoking Allah till Allah will laugh because of his sayings, and when Allah will laugh because of him, He will say to him, 'Enter Paradise,' and when he will enter it, Allah will say to him, 'Wish for anything.' So he will ask his Lord, and he will wish for a great number of things, for Allah Himself will remind him to wish for certain things by saying, '(Wish for) so-and-so.' When there is nothing more to wish for, Allah will say, 'This is for you, and its equal (is for you) as well."

'Ata' bin Yazid added:

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri who was present with Abu Huraira, did not deny whatever the latter said, but when Abu Huraira said that Allah had said, "That is for you and its equal as well," Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri said, "And ten times as much, O Abu Huraira!" Abu Huraira said, "I do not remember, except his saying, 'That is for you and its equal as well.'"

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri then said, "I testify that I remember the Prophet (pbuh) saying, 'That is for you, and ten times as much.' '

Abu Huraira then added, "That man will be the last person of the people of Paradise to enter Paradise."

Hadith # 7439

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:

We said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon when the sky is clear?" We said, "No." He said, "So you will have no difficulty in seeing your Lord on that Day as you have no difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon (in a clear sky)."

The Prophet then said,

"Somebody will then announce, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship.' So the companions of the cross will go with their cross, and the idolators (will go) with their idols, and the companions of every god (false deities) (will go) with their god, till there remain those who used to worship Allah, both the obedient ones and the mischievous ones, and some of the people of the Scripture.

Then Hell will be presented to them as if it were a mirage. Then it will be said to the Jews, "What did you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Ezra, the son of Allah.' It will be said to them, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' They will reply, 'We want You to provide us with water.' Then it will be said to them 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead).

Then it will be said to the Christians, 'What did you use to worship?' They will reply, 'We used to worship Messiah, the son of Allah.' It will be said, 'You are liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What: do you want (now)?' They will say, 'We want You to provide us with water.' It will be said to them, 'Drink,' and they will fall down in Hell (instead).

When there remain only those who used to worship Allah (Alone), both the obedient ones and the mischievous ones, it will be said to them, 'What keeps you here when all the people have gone?' They will say, 'We parted with them (in the world) when we were in greater need of them than we are today, we heard the call of one proclaiming, 'Let every nation follow what they used to worship,' and now we are waiting for our Lord.'

Then the Almighty will come to them in a shape other than the one which they saw the first time, and He will say, 'I am your Lord,' and they will say, 'You are not our Lord.' And none will speak: to Him then but the Prophets, and then it will be said to them, 'Do you know any sign by which you can recognize Him?' They will say. 'The Shin,' and so Allah will then uncover His Shin whereupon every believer will prostrate before Him and there will remain those who used to prostrate before Him just for showing off and for gaining good reputation. These people will try to prostrate but their backs will be rigid like one piece of a wood (and they will not be able to prostrate). Then the bridge will be laid across Hell."

We, the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! What is the bridge?'

He said,

"It is a slippery (bridge) on which there are clamps and (Hooks like) a thorny seed that is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has thorns with bent ends. Such a thorny seed is found in Najd and is called As-Sa'dan. Some of the believers will cross the bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick as lightning, a strong wind, fast horses or she-camels. So some will be safe without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches, and some will fall down into Hell (Fire). The last person will cross by being dragged (over the bridge)."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "You (Muslims) cannot be more pressing in claiming from me a right that has been clearly proved to be yours than the believers in interceding with Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day, when they see themselves safe.They will say, 'O Allah! (Save) our brothers (for they) used to pray with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us.' Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of one (gold) Dinar.' Allah will forbid the Fire to burn the faces of those sinners. They will go to them and find some of them in Hell (Fire) up to their feet, and some up to the middle of their legs. So they will take out those whom they will recognize and then they will return, and Allah will say (to them), 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of one half Dinar.' They will take out whomever they will recognize and return, and then Allah will say, 'Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart you find faith equal to the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant), and so they will take out all those whom they will recognize."

Abu Sa'id said: If you do not believe me then read the Holy Verse:--

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِنْ تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا

'Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom (or a smallest ant)

but if there is any good (done) He doubles it.' (4.40)

The Prophet added,

"Then the prophets and Angels and the believers will intercede, and (last of all) the Almighty (Allah) will say, 'Now remains My Intercession. He will then hold a handful of the Fire from which He will take out some people whose bodies have been burnt, and they will be thrown into a river at the entrance of Paradise, called the water of life.

They will grow on its banks, as a seed carried by the torrent grows. You have noticed how it grows beside a rock or beside a tree, and how the side facing the sun is usually green while the side facing the shade is white. Those people will come out (of the River of Life) like pearls, and they will have (golden) necklaces, and then they will enter Paradise whereupon the people of Paradise will say, 'These are the people emancipated by the Beneficent. He has admitted them into Paradise without them having done any good deeds and without sending forth any good (for themselves).' Then it will be said to them, 'For you is what you have seen and its equivalent as well.'"

Hadith # 7440

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The believers will be kept (waiting) on the Day of Resurrection so long that they will become worried and say, "Let us ask somebody to intercede far us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from our place.

Then they will go to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of the people. Allah created you with His Own Hand and made you reside in His Paradise and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and taught you the names of all things will you intercede for us with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours? Adam will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistakes he had committed, i.e., his eating off the tree though he had been forbidden to do so. He will add, 'Go to Noah, the first prophet sent by Allah to the people of the Earth.'

The people will go to Noah who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking' He will mention his mistake which he had done, i.e., his asking his Lord without knowledge.' He will say (to them), 'Go to Abraham, Khalil Ar-Rahman.'

They will go to Abraham who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. He would mention three words by which he told a lie, and say (to them). 'Go to Moses, a slave whom Allah gave the Torah and spoke to, directly and brought near Him, for conversation.'

They will go to Moses who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. He will mention his mistake he made, i.e., killing a person, and will say (to them), 'Go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His Apostle, and a soul created by Him and His Word.' (Be: And it was.)

They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking but you'd better go to Muhammad the slave whose past and future sins have been forgiven by Allah.'

So they will come to me, and I will ask my Lord's permission to enter His House and then I will be permitted. When I see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long as He will, and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, lift up your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask (for anything) for it will be granted:' Then I will raise my head and glorify my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me. Allah will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people) I will take them out and make them enter Paradise."

Qatada said:

I heard Anas saying that, the Prophet (pbuh) said, "I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and then I will return and ask my Lord for permission to enter His House and I will be permitted.

When I will see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him and He will leave me in prostration as long as He will let me (in that state), and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, your request will be granted.' " The Prophet (pbuh) added, "So I will raise my head and glorify and praise Him as He has taught me. Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise."

Qatada added:

I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet said, 'I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and I will return for the third time and will ask my Lord for permission to enter His house, and I will be allowed to enter.

When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will say, 'Raise your head, O Muhammad, and speak, for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, for your request will be granted.' So I will raise my head and praise Allah as He has taught me and then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise."

Qatada said:

I heard Anas saying that the Prophet (pbuh) said, "So I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, till none will remain in the Fire except those whom Quran will imprison (i.e., those who are destined for eternal life in the fire)."

The narrator then recited the Verse:--

 عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا

"It may be that your Lord will raise you to a Station of Praise and Glory.' (17.79)

The narrator added:

This is the Station of Praise and Glory which Allah has promised to your Prophet.

Hadith # 7441

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) sent for the Ansar and gathered them in a tent and said to them,

"Be patient till you meet Allah and His Apostle, and I will be on the lake-Tank (Al-Kauthar).

Hadith # 7442

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Whenever the Prophet (pbuh) offered his Tahajjud prayer, he would say,

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ

"O Allah, our Lord!

All the praises are for You; You are the Keeper (Establisher, the One Who looks after)

of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You;

‏‏‏‏ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ

"O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth.

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ،‏‏‏‏

You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is therein.

نْتَ الْحَقُّ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ

You are the Truth, and Your saying is the Truth, and Your promise is the Truth,

and the meeting with You is the Truth,

وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ

and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth. and the Hour is the Truth.

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَبِكَ حَاكَمْتُ

O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and believe in You, and I put my trust in You (solely depend upon).

And to You I complain of my opponents and with Your Evidence I argue.

فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَأَسْرَرْتُ وَأَعْلَنْتُ

So please forgive the sins which I have done in the past or I will do in the future,

and also those (sins) which I did in secret or in public,

وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

and that which You know better than I. None has the right to be worshipped but You."

Hadith # 7443

Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There will be none among you but his Lord will speak to him, and there will be no interpreter between them nor a screen to screen Him."

Hadith # 7444

Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"(There will be) two Paradises of silver and all the utensils and whatever is therein (will be of silver); and two Paradises of gold, and its utensils and whatever therein (will be of gold), and there will be nothing to prevent the people from seeing their Lord except the Cover of Majesty over His Face in the Paradise of Eden (eternal bliss).

Hadith # 7445

Narrated `Abdullah:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Whoever takes the property of a Muslim by taking a false oath, will meet Allah Who will be angry with him."

Then the Prophet (pbuh) recited the Verse:--

 ‏إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ... وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ

'Verily those who purchase a small gain at the cost of Allah's Covenant and their oaths,

they shall have no portion in the Hereafter, neither will Allah speak to them, nor look at them.' (3.77)

Hadith # 7446

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"There are three types of persons to whom Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Resurrections, nor look at them. They are:--

- a man who takes a false oath that he has been offered for a commodity a price greater than what he has actually been offered;

- and a man who takes a false oath after the `Asr (prayer) in order to grab the property of a Muslim through it;

- and a man who forbids others to use the remaining superfluous water. To such a man Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection, 'Today I withhold My Blessings from you as you withheld the superfluous part of that (water) which your hands did not create.' "

Hadith # 7447

Narrated Abu Bakra:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Time has come back to its original state which it had when Allah created the Heavens and the Earth, the year is twelve months, of which four are sacred; and out of these four, three are in succession, namely, Dhul-Qa'da, Dhul-Hijja and Muharram, and (the fourth one) Rajab Mudar which is between Jumad (Ath-Tham) and Sha'ban."

The Prophet (pbuh) then asked us, "Which month is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it) better." He kept quiet so long that we thought he might call it by another name. Then he said, "Isn't it Dhul-Hijja?" We said, "Yes."

He asked "What town is this?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it) better.' Then he kept quiet so long that we thought he might call it by another name. He then said, "Isn't it the (forbidden) town (Mecca)?" We said, "Yes."

He asked, "What is the day today?" We said, "Allah and His Apostle know (it) better. Then he kept quiet so long that we thought that he might call it by another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the Day of An-Nahr (slaughtering of sacrifices)?" We said, "Yes."

Then he said,

"Your blood (lives), your properties, ..and your honor are as sacred to one another like the sanctity of this Day of yours, in this town of yours, in this month of yours. You shall meet your Lord and He will ask you about your deeds. Beware! Don't go astray after me by striking the necks of one another.

Lo! It is incumbent upon those who are present to inform it to those who are absent for perhaps the informed one might comprehend it  better than some of the present audience."

And then the Prophet (pbuh) added, "No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message to you! No doubt! Haven't I conveyed Allah's Message to you?"

Allah says:

إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

“…Surely, Allah’s Mercy is near unto the good-doers.” (7:56)

Hadith # 7448

Narrated Usama:

A son of one of the daughters of the Prophet (pbuh) was dying, so she sent a person to call the Prophet.

He sent (her a message),

"What ever Allah takes is for Him, and whatever He gives is for Him, and everything has a limited fixed term (in this world) so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward."

She then sent for him again, swearing that he should come. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) got up, and so did Mu`adh bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka`b and 'Ubada bin As-Samit. When he entered (the house), they gave the child to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) while its breath was disturbed in his chest. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) started weeping whereupon Sa`d bin 'Ubada said, "Do you weep?" The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others)."

Hadith # 7449

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Paradise and Hell (Fire) quarrelled in the presence of their Lord. Paradise said, 'O Lord! What is wrong with me that only the poor and humble people enter me ?'

Hell (Fire) said, I have been favored with the arrogant people.'

So Allah said to Paradise, 'You are My Mercy,' and said to Hell, 'You are My Punishment which I inflict upon whom I wish, and I shall fill both of you.'"

The Prophet added,

"As for Paradise, it will be filled with good people because Allah does not wrong any of His created things, and He creates for Hell (Fire) whomever He will, and they will be thrown into it, and it will say thrice, 'Is there any more, till Allah (will put) His Foot over it and it will become full and its sides will come close to each other and it will say, 'Qat! Qat! Qat! (Enough! Enough! Enough!) ."

Hadith # 7450

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Some people will be scorched by Hell (Fire) as a punishment for sins they have committed, and then Allah will admit them into Paradise by the grant of His Mercy. These people will be called, 'Al-Jahannamiyyin' (the people of Hell)."

Allah says in Surah Fatir:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولَا ۚ

"Verily, Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they move away from their places…" (35:41)

Hadith # 7451

Narrated `Abdullah:

A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said, "O Muhammad! Allah will put the Heavens on one finger and the earth on one finger, and the trees and the rivers on one finger, and the rest of the creation on one finger, and then will say, pointing out with His Hand, 'I am the King.' "On that Allah's Apostle smiled and said,

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ  

"No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to Him. (39.67)

The creation of the heavens, earth and other created beings

Hadith # 7452

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Once I stayed overnight at the house of (my aunt) Maimuna while the Prophet (pbuh) was with her, to see how was the night prayer of Allah s Apostle Allah's Messenger (pbuh) talked to his wife for a while and then slept. When it was the last third of the night (or part of it), the Prophet (pbuh) got up and looked towards the sky and recited the Verse:--

إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ

Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day,

there are indeed Signs for men of understanding. (3.190)

Then He got up and performed the ablution, brushed his teeth and offered eleven rak`at.

Then Bilal pronounced the Adhan whereupon the Prophet (pbuh) offered a two-rak`at (Sunna) prayer and went out to lead the people in Fajr (morning compulsory congregational prayer.

“And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves – the Messengers”

Allah said in Surah Saffat:

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا ...وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ

Already has Our Word been passed before (this) to Our Servants sent (by Us),

That they would certainly be assisted,

And that Our forces -- they surely must conquer. (37:171-173)

Hadith # 7453

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"When Allah created the creations, He wrote with Him on His Throne: 'My Mercy has preceded My Anger."

Hadith # 7454

Narrated `Abdullah bin Mas`ud:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) the true and truly inspired, narrated to us,

The creation of everyone of you starts with the process of collecting the material for his body within forty days and forty nights in the womb of his mother. Then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period (40 days) and then he becomes like a piece of flesh for a similar period.

Then an angel is sent to him (by Allah) and the angel is allowed (ordered) to write four things;

- his livelihood,

- his (date of) death,

- his deeds,

- and whether he will be a wretched one or a blessed one (in the Hereafter) and then the soul is breathed into him.

So one of you may do (good) deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise so much that there is nothing except a cubit between him and Paradise but then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of Hell (Fire) and (ultimately) enters Hell (Fire);

and one of you may do (evil) deeds characteristic of the people of Hell (Fire) so much so that there is nothing except a cubit between him and Hell (Fire), then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing (good) deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise and ultimately) enters Paradise."

Hadith # 7455

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Gabriel, what prevents you. from visiting us more often than you do?" Then this Verse was revealed:--

وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِينَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا   

'And we angels descend not but by Command of your Lord.

To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us..' (19.64)

So this was the answer to Muhammad.

Hadith # 7456

Narrated `Abdullah:

While I was walking with Allah's Messenger (pbuh) in one of the fields of Medina and he was walking leaning on a stick, he passed a group of Jews. Some of them said to the others, "Ask him (the Prophet) about the spirit." Others said, "Do not ask him." But they asked him and he stood leaning on the stick and I was standing behind him and I thought that he was being divinely inspired. Then he said,

وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلا قَلِيلا  

"They ask you concerning the spirit

say: The spirit, its knowledge is with My Lord.

And of knowledge you (O men!) have been given only a little." ...(17.85)

On that some of the Jews said to the others, "Didn't we tell you not to ask?"

Hadith # 7457

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah guarantees to the person who carries out Jihad for His Cause and nothing compelled him to go out but the Jihad in His Cause, and belief in His Words, that He will either admit him into Paradise or return him with his reward or the booty he has earned to his residence from where he went out."

Hadith # 7458

Narrated Abu Musa:

A man came to the Prophet (pbuh) and said,

"A man fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery, and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is in Allah's Cause?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The one who fights that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause."

“Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it.…”

Allah Ta'ala's saying in Surah Al-Nahl:

إِنَّمَا قَوۡلُنَا لِشَىۡءٍ إِذَآ أَرَدۡنَـٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ ۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ  

For to anything which We have willed, We but say the Word, "Be," and it is. (16:40)

Hadith # 7459

Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"Some people from my followers will continue to be victorious over others till Allah's Order (The Hour) is established."

Hadith # 7460

Narrated Muawiya:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"A group of my followers will keep on following Allah's Laws strictly and they will not be harmed by those who will disbelieve them or stand against them till Allah's Order (The Hour) will come while they will be in that state."

Hadith # 7461

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) stood before Musailama (the liar) who was sitting with his companions then, and said to him,

"If you ask me for this piece (of palm-leaf stalk), even then I would not give it to you. You cannot avoid what Allah has ordained for you, and if you turn away from Islam, Allah will surely ruin you! "

Hadith # 7462

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:

While I was walking in company with the Prophet (pbuh) in one of the fields of Medina, the Prophet (pbuh) was reclining on a palm leave stalk which he carried with him. We passed by a group of Jews. Some of them said to the others, "Ask him about the spirit."

The others said, "Do not ask him, lest he would say something that you hate."

Some of them said, "We will ask him." So a man from among them stood up and said, 'O Abal-Qasim! What is the spirit?"

The Prophet (pbuh) kept quiet and I knew that he was being divinely inspired. Then he said: "

وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلا قَلِيلا  

"They ask you concerning the spirit

say: The spirit, its knowledge is with My Lord.

And of knowledge you (O men!) have been given only a little." ...(17.85)

“Say: If the sea were ink for the Words of my Lord, surely the sea would be exhausted…”

Allah Almighty said in Surah Al-Kahf:

قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا  

Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord,

sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord,

even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." (18:109)

And in Surah Luqman He said:

وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ ۗ‏‏‏‏

And if all the trees on earth were pens and the Ocean (were ink), with seven Oceans behind it

to add to its (supply), yet would not the Words of Allah be exhausted (in the writing): (31:27)

And he said in Surah Al-A'raf:

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ... تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days,

and is firmly established on the throne (of authority):

He draweth the night as a veil Over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession:

He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) governed by laws under His command.

Is it not His to create and to govern?

Blessed be Allah, the cherisher and sustainer of the worlds! (7:54)

Hadith # 7463

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah guarantees (the person who carries out Jihad in His Cause and nothing compelled him to go out but Jihad in His Cause and the belief in His Word) that He will either admit him into Paradise (Martyrdom) or return him with reward or booty he has earned to his residence from where he went out."

(Allah’s) Wish and Will

Allah said in Surah Takwir:

وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ

But ye shall not will Except as Allah wills, (81:29)

He said in Surah Ale Imran:

تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ

thou givest Power to whom Thou pleasest, (3:26)

And said in Surah Al-Kahf:

وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَلِكَ غَدًا إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ

Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow" --

Without adding, "So please Allah!" (18:23,24)

And said in Surah Al-Qasas:

إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ

It is true thou wilt not be able to guide everyone whom thou lovest:

but Allah guides those whom He will (28:56)

And said in Surah Al-Baqara:

يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ

Allah intends every facility for you, He does not want to put you to difficulties. (2:185)

Hadith # 7464

Narrated Anas:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Whenever anyone of you invoke Allah for something, he should be firm in his asking, and he should not say: 'If You wish, give me...' for none can compel Allah to do something against His Will."

Hadith # 7465

Narrated `Ali bin Abi Talib:

That one night Allah's Messenger (pbuh) visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said to them, "Won't you offer (night) prayer?..

`Ali added: I said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Our souls are in the Hand of Allah and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does."

Then Allah's Messenger (pbuh) went away when I said so and he did not give any reply. Then I heard him on leaving while he was striking his thighs, saying,

وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلا ‏ 

'But man is, more quarrelsome than anything.'(18.54)

Hadith # 7466

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The example of a believer is that of a fresh green plant the leaves of which move in whatever direction the wind forces them to move and when the wind becomes still, it stand straight.

Such is the similitude of the believer: He is disturbed by calamities (but is like the fresh plant he regains his normal state soon).

And the example of a disbeliever is that of a pine tree (which remains) hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He will."

Hadith # 7467

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) while he was standing on the pulpit, saying,

"The remaining period of your stay (on the earth) in comparison to the nations before you, is like the period between the `Asr prayer and sunset.

The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it till midday, and then they were worn out and were given for their labor, one Qirat each.

Then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it till the time of the `Asr prayer, and then they were worn out and were given (for their labor), one Qirat each.

Then you people were given the Qur'an and you acted upon it till sunset and so you were given two Qirats each (double the reward of the previous nations)."

Then the people of the Torah said, 'O our Lord! These people have done a little labor (much less than we) but have taken a greater reward.'

Allah said, 'Have I withheld anything from your reward?' They said, 'No.'

Then Allah said, 'That is My Favor which I bestow on whom I wish.' "

Hadith # 7468

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

I, along with a group of people, gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (pbuh).

He said, "I take your Pledge on the condition that you

-  will not join partners in worship with Allah,

- will not steal,

- will not commit illegal sexual intercourse,

- will not kill your offspring,

- will not slander,

- and will not disobey me when I order you to do good.

Whoever among you will abide by his pledge, his reward will be with Allah, and whoever commits any of those sins and receives the punishment in this world, that punishment will be an expiation for his sins and purification; but if Allah screens him, then it will be up to Allah to punish him if He will or excuse Him, if He will."

Hadith # 7469

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Prophet Solomon who had sixty wives, once said, "Tonight I will have sexual relation (sleep) with all my wives so that each of them will become pregnant and bring forth (a boy who will grow into) a cavalier and will fight in Allah's Cause."

So he slept with his wives and none of them (conceived and) delivered (a child) except one who brought a half (body) boy (deformed).

Allah's Prophet said,

"If Solomon had said; 'If Allah Will,' then each of those women would have delivered a (would-be) cavalier to fight in Allah's Cause."

Hadith # 7470

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) entered upon a sick bedouin in whom he went to visit and said to him, "Don't worry, Tahur (i.e., your illness will be a means of cleansing of your sins), if Allah Will."

The bedouin said, "Tahur! No, but it is a fever that is burning in the body of an old man and it will make him visit his grave."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Then it is so."

Hadith # 7471

Narrated Abu Qatada:

When the people slept till so late that they did not offer the (morning) prayer, the Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah captured your souls (made you sleep) when He willed, and returned them (to your bodies) when He willed."

So the people got up and went to answer the call of nature, performed ablution, till the sun had risen and it had become white, then the Prophet (pbuh) got up and offered the prayer.

Hadith # 7472

Narrated Abu Huraira:

"A man from the Muslims and a man from the Jews quarrelled, and the Muslim said, "By Him Who gave superiority to Muhammad over all the people!" The Jew said, "By Him Who gave superiority to Moses over all the people!' On that the Muslim lifted his hand and slapped the Jew.

The Jew went to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and informed him of all that had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Do not give me superiority over Moses, for the people will fall unconscious on the Day of Resurrection, I will be the first to regain consciousness and behold, Moses will be standing there, holding the side of the Throne. I will not know whether he has been one of those who have fallen unconscious and then regained consciousness before me, or if he has been one of those exempted by Allah (from falling unconscious)."

Hadith # 7473

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Ad-Dajjal will come to Medina and find the angels guarding it. If Allah will, neither Ad-Dajjal nor plague will be able to come near it."

Hadith # 7474

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"For every Prophet there is one invocation which is definitely fulfilled by Allah, and I wish, if Allah will, to keep my that (special) invocation as to be the intercession for my followers on the Day of Resurrection."

Hadith # 7475

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"While I was sleeping, I saw myself (in a dream) standing by a well. I drew from it as much water as Allah wished me to draw, and then Ibn Quhafa (Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and drew one or two buckets, and there was weakness in his drawing----may Allah forgive him!

Then `Umar took the bucket which turned into something like a big drum. I had never seen a powerful man among the people working as perfectly and vigorously as he did. (He drew so much water that) the people drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down there."

Hadith # 7476

Narrated Abu Musa:

Whenever a beggar or a person in need of something came to the Prophet (pbuh), he used to say (to his companions),

"Intercede (for him) and you will be rewarded for that, and Allah will fulfill what He will through His Apostle's tongue."

Hadith # 7477

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"None of you should say: 'O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,' or 'Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,' or 'Provide me with means of subsistence if You wish,' but he should be firm in his request, for Allah does what He will and nobody can force Him (to do anything).

Hadith # 7478

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

That he differed with Al-Hurr bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari about the companion of Moses, (i.e., whether he was Khadir or not). Ubai bin Ka`b Al-Ansari passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, 'My friend (Hur) and I have differed about Moses' Companion whom Moses asked the way to meet. Did you hear Allah's Messenger (pbuh) mentioning anything about him?" Ubai said, "Yes, I heard Allah's Apostle saying,

"While Moses was sitting in the company of some Israelites a man came to him and asked, 'Do you know Someone who is more learned than you (Moses)?' Moses said, 'No.'

So Allah sent the Divine inspiration to Moses:-- 'Yes, Our Slave Khadir is more learned than you' Moses asked Allah how to meet him ( Khadir). So Allah made the fish as a sign for him and it was said to him, 'When you lose the fish, go back (to the place where you lose it) and you will meet him.'

So Moses went on looking for the sign of the fish in the sea. The boy servant of Moses (who was accompanying him) said to him, 'Do you remember (what happened) when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget to tell you (about) the fish. None but Satan made me forget to tell you about it' (18.63)

Moses said: 'That is what we have been seeking." So they went back retracing their footsteps. (18.64).

So they both found Kadir (there) and then happened what Allah mentioned about them (in the Qur'an)!' (See 18.60- 82)

Hadith # 7479

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"If Allah wills, tomorrow we will encamp in Khaif Bani Kinana, the place where the pagans took the oath of Kufr (disbelief) against the Prophet. He meant Al-Muhassab.

Hadith # 7480

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) besieged the people of Ta'if, but he did not conquer it. He said, "Tomorrow, if Allah will, we will return home." On this the Muslims said, "Then we return without conquering it?" He said, 'Then carry on fighting tomorrow."

The next day many of them were injured. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "If Allah will, we will return home tomorrow."

It seemed that statement pleased them whereupon Allah's Apostle smiled.

“Intercession with Him profits not, except for him whom He permits….’

Allah said:

وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ۔۔۔ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ

"No intercession can avail in His Presence except for those for whom He has granted permission.

So far (is this the case) that, when terror is removed from their hearts (on Day of Judgement,) will they say,

'What is it that your Lord commanded?'

They will say, 'That which is true and just;

and He is the Most High, Most Great.'" (34:23)

Hadith # 7481

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"When Allah ordains something on the Heaven the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His Statement which sounds like that of a chain dragged over a rock. His Statement: " Until when the fear is banished from their hearts,

the Angels say, 'What was it that your Lord said?'

'They reply, '(He has said) the Truth. And He is the Most High, The Great. " (34.23)

Hadith # 7482

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah never listens to anything as He listens to the Prophet (pbuh) reciting Qur'an in a pleasant sweet sounding voice."

A companion of Abu Huraira said, "He means, reciting the Qur'an aloud."

Hadith # 7483

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik wa Sa`daik! '

Then a loud Voice will be heard (Saying) 'Allah Commands you to take out the mission of the Hell Fire from your offspring.' "

Hadith # 7484

Narrated `Aisha:

I never felt so jealous of any woman as I felt of Khadija, for Allah ordered him (the Prophet (pbuh)) to give Khadija the glad tidings of a palace in Paradise (for her).

The Talk of the Lord with Jibril and Allah’s Call for the angels

Allah said:

وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ لَدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ

As to thee, the Qur'án is bestowed upon thee from the presence of One

Who is Wise and All-Knowing. (6:27)

And Muammar bin Muthna said, "It means that the Qur'an is bestowed upon you and you take it as it is said in Surah Al-Baqarah."

فَتَلَقَّى آدَمُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ كَلِمَاتٍ

Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration,(2:37)

Hadith # 7485

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves so and so, O Gabriel love him' So Gabriel would love him and then would make an announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so and-so therefore you should love him also.' So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth."

Hadith # 7486

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There are angels coming to you in succession at night, and others during the day, and they all gather at the time of `Asr and Fajr prayers. Then the angels who have stayed with you overnight ascend (to the heaven) and He (Allah) asks them though He perfectly knows their affairs. 'In what state have you left my slaves?' They say, 'When we left them, they were praying and when we came to them they were praying.' "

Hadith # 7487

Narrated Abu Dharr:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Gabriel came to me and gave me the glad tidings that anyone who died without worshipping anything besides Allah, would enter Paradise. I asked (Gabriel), 'Even if he committed theft, and even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse?' He said, '(Yes), even if he committed theft, and even if he Committed illegal sexual intercourse."

“…He has sent it down with His Knowledge, and the angels bear witness….”

Allah Almighty said in Surah Nisa:

أَنْزَلَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ

He hath sent from His (Own) Knowledge, and the angels bear witness: (4:166)

Mujahid stated that the meaning of the verse, “يَتَنَزَّلُ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ” is that Allah’s commandments continue to descend between the seven heavens and the seven earths (65:12).

Hadith # 7488

Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "O so-and-so, whenever you go to your bed (for sleeping) say,

اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ

'O Allah! I have surrendered myself over to you

and have turned my face towards You, and leave all my affairs to You

‏‏‏‏ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ

and depend on You and put my trust in You expecting Your reward

and fearing Your punishment. There is neither fleeing from You nor refuge but with You.

آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

I believe in the Book (Qur'an) which You have revealed and

in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent.'

فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ مُتَّ فِي لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَإِنْ أَصْبَحْتَ أَصَبْتَ أَجْرًا

If you then die on that night, then you will die as a Muslim,

and if you wake alive in the morning then you will receive the reward."

Hadith # 7489

Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said on the Day of (the battle of) the Clans,

"O Allah! The Revealer of the Holy Book, The Quick Taker of Accounts! Defeat the clans and shake them."

Hadith # 7490

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

لا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاتِكَ وَلا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا

'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110)

This Verse was revealed while Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was hiding himself in Mecca, and when he raised his voice while reciting the Qur'an, the pagans would hear him and abuse the Qur'an and its Revealer and to the one who brought it. So Allah said:--

'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110)

That is, 'Do not say your prayer so loudly that the pagans can hear you, nor say it in such a low tone that your companions do not hear you.' But seek a middle course between those (extremes), i.e., let your companions hear, but do not relate the Qur'an loudly, so that they may learn it from you.

“…They want to change Allah’s Words….”

Allah Almighty said in Surat al-Fath:

يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ يُبَدِّلُوا كَلَامَ اللَّهِ

They wish to change Allah's decree: (48:15)

That is, the promises that Allah had made to the Muslims at Hudaybiyah that they would get victory without participation.

And he said in Surah Al Tariq:

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ۔ وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):

It is not a thing for amusement. (86:13,14)

Hadith # 7491

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah said: "The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am Time; in My Hands are all things and I cause the revolution of night and day.' "

Hadith # 7492

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah said: The Fast is for Me and I will give the reward for it, as he (the one who observes the fast) leaves his sexual desire, food and drink for My Sake. Fasting is a screen (from Hell) and there are two pleasures for a fasting person, one at the time of breaking his fast, and the other at the time when he will meet his Lord. And the smell of the mouth of a fasting person is better in Allah's Sight than the smell of musk."

Hadith # 7493

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Once while Job (Aiyub) was taking a bath in a naked state. Suddenly a great number of gold locusts started falling upon him and he started collecting them in his clothes. His Lord called him, 'O Job! Didn't I make you rich enough to dispense with what you see now?' Job said, 'Yes, O Lord! But I cannot dispense with Your Blessings.'

Hadith # 7494

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Every night when it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and says: Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone asking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?."

Hadith # 7495, 7496

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but will be the foremost on the Day of Resurrection." The narrators of this Hadith said: Allah said (to man), 'Spend (in charity), for then I will compensate you (generously).' "

Hadith # 7497

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said that Gabriel said,

"Here is Khadija coming to you with a dish of food or a tumbler containing something to drink. Convey to her a greeting from her Lord (Allah) and give her the glad tidings that she will have a palace in Paradise built of Qasab wherein there will be neither any noise nor any fatigue (trouble)."

Hadith # 7498

Narrated Abu Huraira:

the Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah said, "I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of.' "

Hadith # 7499

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Whenever the Prophet (pbuh) offered the night (Tahajjud) prayer, he used to say,

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

"O Allah! All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth.

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

And all the Praises are for You; You are the Keeper of the Heavens and the Earth.

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ

All the Praises are for You; You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is therein.

أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ‏‏‏‏ وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ

You are the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and Your Speech is the Truth, and meeting You is the Truth,

وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ‏‏‏‏ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ

and Paradise is the Truth and Hell (Fire) is the Truth and all the prophets are the Truth and the Hour is the Truth.

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ

O Allah! I surrender to You, and believe in You, and depend upon You,

‏‏‏‏ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ

and repent to You, and in Your cause I fight and with Your orders I rule.

فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ

So please forgive my past and future sins and those sins which I did in secret or in public.

أَنْتَ إِلَهِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

It is You Whom I worship, None has the right to be worshipped except You."

Hadith # 7500

Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:

Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, 'Alqama bin Waqqas and 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah regarding the narrating of the forged statement against `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when the slanderers said what they said and Allah revealed her innocence.

`Aisha said, "But by Allah, I did not think that Allah, (to confirm my innocence), would reveal Divine Inspiration which would be recited, for I consider myself too unimportant to be talked about by Allah through Divine Inspiration revealed for recitation, but I hoped that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) might have a dream in which Allah would reveal my innocence. So Allah revealed:--

'Verily! Those who spread the slander are a gang among you...' (The ten Verses in Suratan- Nur) (24:11-20)

Hadith # 7501

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah says, 'If My slave intends to do a bad deed then (O Angels) do not write it unless he does it; if he does it, then write it as it is, but if he refrains from doing it for My Sake, then write it as a good deed (in his account).

(On the other hand) if he intends to do a good deed, but does not do it, then write a good deed (in his account), and if he does it, then write it for him (in his account) as ten good deeds up to seven-hundred times.' "

Hadith # 7502

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah created the creation, and when He finished from His creation the Rahm (womb) got up, and Allah said (to it). "Stop! What do you want?

It said; "At this place I seek refuge with You from all those who sever me (i.e. sever the ties of Kinship.)"

Allah said: "Would you be pleased that I will keep good relation with the one who will keep good relation with you, and I will sever the relation with the one who will sever the relation with you.

It said: 'Yes, 'O my Lord.' Allah said (to it), 'That is for you.''

And then Abu Huraira recited the Verse:--

فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ

"Would you then if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land,

and sever your ties of kinship." (47.22)

Hadith # 7503

Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:

It rained (because of the Prophet's invocation for rain) and the Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Allah said, 'Some of My slaves have become disbelievers in Me, and some others, believers in Me.'"

Hadith # 7504

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah said, 'If My slaves loves the meeting with Me, I too love the meeting with him; and if he dislikes the meeting with Me, I too dislike the meeting with him.' "

Hadith # 7505

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Allah said, 'I am to my slave as he thinks of Me, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him)."

Hadith # 7506

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes).

Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well).'

So Allah forgave him."

Hadith # 7507

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sins).'

Then he remains without committing any sin for a while and then again commits another sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sin).

Then he remains without Committing any another sin for a while and then commits another sin (for the third time) and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin), he can do whatever he likes."

Hadith # 7508

Narrated Abu Sa`id:

The Prophet (pbuh) mentioned a man from the people of the past or those who preceded you. The Prophet (pbuh) said a sentence meaning: Allah had given him wealth and children. When his death approached, he said to his sons, "What kind of father have I been to you?" They replied, "You have been a good father."

He told them that he had not presented any good deed before Allah, and if Allah should get hold of him He would punish him.' "So look!" he added, "When I die, burn me, and when I turn into coal, crush me, and when there comes a windy day, scatter my ashes in the wind."

The Prophet (pbuh) added,

"Then by Allah, he took a firm promise from his children to do so, and they did so. (They burnt him after his death) and threw his ashes on a windy day. Then Allah commanded to his ashes. "Be," and behold! He became a man standing! Allah said, "O My slave! What made you do what you did?"

He replied, "For fear of You." Nothing saved him then but Allah's Mercy (So Allah forgave him).

The Talk of the Lord to the Prophets and others on the Day of Resurrection

Hadith # 7509

Narrated Anas:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"On the Day of Resurrection I will intercede and say, "O my Lord! Admit into Paradise (even) those who have faith equal to a mustard seed in their hearts."

Such people will enter Paradise, and then I will say, 'O (Allah) admit into Paradise (even) those who have the least amount of faith in their hearts."

Anas then said: As if I were just now looking at the fingers of Allah's Apostle.

Hadith # 7510

Narrated Ma`bad bin Hilal Al-`Anzi:

We, i.e., some people from Basra gathered and went to Anas bin Malik, and we went in company with Thabit Al-Bunnani so that he might ask him about the Hadith of Intercession on our behalf.

Behold, Anas was in his palace, and our arrival coincided with his Duha prayer. We asked permission to enter and he admitted us while he was sitting on his bed. We said to Thabit, "Do not ask him about anything else first but the Hadith of Intercession." He said, "O Abu Hamza! There are your brethren from Basra coming to ask you about the Hadith of Intercession."

Anas then said, "Muhammad talked to us saying,

'On the Day of Resurrection the people will surge with each other like waves, and then they will come to Adam and say, 'Please intercede for us with your Lord.' He will say, 'I am not fit for that but you'd better go to Abraham as he is the Khalil of the Beneficent.'

They will go to Abraham and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Moses as he is the one to whom Allah spoke directly.'

So they will go to Moses and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Jesus as he is a soul created by Allah and His Word.' (Be: And it was) they will go to Jesus and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but you'd better go to Muhammad.'

They would come to me and I would say, 'I am for that.' Then I will ask for my Lord's permission, and it will be given, and then He will inspire me to praise Him with such praises as I do not know now. So I will praise Him with those praises and will fall down, prostrate before Him. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for your will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.'

I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' And then it will be said, 'Go and take out of Hell (Fire) all those who have faith in their hearts, equal to the weight of a barley grain.'

I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' It will be said, 'Go and take out of it all those who have faith in their hearts equal to the weight of a small ant or a mustard seed.'

I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same praises, and fall down in prostration before Him. It will be said, 'O, Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers!' Then He will say, 'Go and take out (all those) in whose hearts there is faith even to the lightest, lightest mustard seed. (Take them) out of the Fire.'

I will go and do so."'

When we left Anas, I said to some of my companions, "Let's pass by Al-Hasan who is hiding himself in the house of Abi Khalifa and request him to tell us what Anas bin Malik has told us." So we went to him and we greeted him and he admitted us. We said to him, "O Abu Sa`id! We came to you from your brother Anas Bin Malik and he related to us a Hadith about the intercession the like of which I have never heard." He said, "What is that?" Then we told him of the Hadith and said, "He stopped at this point (of the Hadith)." He said, "What then?" We said, "He did not add anything to that."

He said, Anas related the Hadith to me twenty years ago when he was a young fellow. I don't know whether he forgot or if he did not like to let you depend on what he might have said."

We said, "O Abu Sa`id ! Let us know that." He smiled and said, "Man was created hasty. I did not mention that, but that I wanted to inform you of it. Anas told me the same as he told you and said that the Prophet (pbuh) added,

'I then return for a fourth time and praise Him similarly and prostrate before Him me the same as he 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your request): and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted .' I will say, 'O Lord, allow me to intercede for whoever said, 'None has the right to be worshiped except Allah.'

Then Allah will say, 'By my Power, and my Majesty, and by My Supremacy, and by My Greatness, I will take out of Hell (Fire) whoever said: 'None has the right to be worshiped except Allah.' ''

Hadith # 7511

Narrated `Abdullah:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The person who will be the last one to enter Paradise and the last to come out of Hell (Fire) will be a man who will come out crawling, and his Lord will say to him, 'Enter Paradise.' He will reply, 'O Lord, Paradise is full.' Allah will give him the same order thrice, and each time the man will give Him the same reply, i.e., 'Paradise is full.'

Thereupon Allah will say (to him), 'Ten times of the world is for you.' "

Hadith # 7512

Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"There will be none among you but his Lord will talk to him, and there will be no interpreter between him and Allah. He will look to his right and see nothing but his deeds which he has sent forward, and will look to his left and see nothing but his deeds which he has sent forward, and will look in front of him and see nothing but the (Hell) Fire facing him.

So save yourself from the (Hell) Fire even with half a date (given in charity)."

Al-A`mash said: `Amr bin Murra said, Khaithama narrated the same and added, '..even with a good word.' "

Hadith # 7513

Narrated `Abdullah:

A priest from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said, "On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will place all the heavens on one finger, and the Earth on one finger, and the waters and the land on one finger, and all the creation on one finger, and then He will shake them and say. 'I am the King! I am the King!'"

I saw the Prophet (pbuh) smiling till his premolar teeth became visible expressing his amazement and his belief in what he had said. Then the Prophet (pbuh) recited:

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ ... سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

No just estimate have they made of Allah, such as is due to Him:

on the Day of Judgement the whole of the earth will be but His handful,

and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand:

Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him! (39:67)

'No just estimate have they made of Allah such as due to Him (up to)...; High is He above the partners they attribute to Him.' (39:67)

Hadith # 7514

Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz:

A man asked Ibn `Umar, "What have you heard from Allah's Messenger (pbuh) regarding An-Najwa?" He said,

"Everyone of you will come close to His Lord Who will screen him from the people and say to him, 'Did you do so-and-so?' He will reply, 'Yes.' Then Allah will say, 'Did you do so-and-so?' He will reply, 'Yes.'

So Allah will question him and make him confess, and then Allah will say, 'I screened your sins in the world and forgive them for you today.' "

Allah Almighty said in Surah Nisa:

وَكَلَّمَ اللَّهُ مُوسَى تَكْلِيمًا

“…And to Musa (Moses) Allah spoke directly.” (4:164)

Hadith # 7515

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"Adam and Moses debated with each other and Moses said, 'You are Adam who turned out your offspring from Paradise.'

Adam said, "You are Moses whom Allah chose for His Message and for His direct talk, yet you blame me for a matter which had been ordained for me even before my creation?'

Thus Adam overcame Moses."

Hadith # 7516

Narrated Anas:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The believers will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection and they will say, 'Let us look for someone to intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of ours.' So they will go to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of mankind, and Allah created you with His Own Hands and ordered the Angels to prostrate before you, and He taught you the names of all things; so please intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us.'

Adam will say, to them, 'I am not fit for that,' and then he will mention to them his mistake which he has committed.' "

Hadith # 7517

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

The night Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Ka`ba:

Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, "Which of them is he?" The middle (second) angel said, "He is the best of them." The last (third) angle said, "Take the best of them." Only that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after the Divine Inspiration was revealed to him.

and he saw them, his eyes were asleep but his heart was not----and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while their hearts do not sleep.

So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest).

He then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors. The dwellers of the Heaven asked, 'Who is it?' He said, "Gabriel." They said, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They said, "Has he been called?" He said, "Yes" They said, "He is welcomed." So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know what Allah would do to the Prophet (pbuh) on earth unless Allah informed them.

The Prophet (pbuh) met Adam over the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, "He is your father; greet him." The Prophet (pbuh) greeted him and Adam returned his greeting and said, "Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!" Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, "What are these two rivers, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates."

Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like musk Adhfar. He asked, "What is this, O Gabriel?" Gabriel said, "This is the Kauthar which your Lord has kept for you."

Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., "Who is it?" Gabriel replied, "Gabriel". They asked, "Who is accompanying you?" He said, "Muhammad." They asked, "Has he been sent for?" He said, "Yes." Then they said, "He is welcomed.'' Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet (pbuh) to the third Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said.

Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same.

On each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don't remember, on the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), "O Lord! I thought that none would be raised up above me."

But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet.

Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: "Fifty prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night."

Then the Prophet (pbuh) descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, "O Muhammad! What did your Lord enjoin upon you?" The Prophet (pbuh) replied," He enjoined upon me to perform fifty prayers in a day and a night." Moses said, "Your followers cannot do that; Go back so that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them."

So the Prophet (pbuh) turned to Gabriel as if he wanted to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, "Yes, if you wish." So Gabriel ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, "O Lord, please lighten our burden as my followers cannot do that." So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined prayers were reduced to only five prayers.

Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, "O Muhammad! By Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so that He may lighten your burden."

The Prophet (pbuh) turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended with him for the fifth time. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts, hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden." On that the Irresistible said, "O Muhammad!" the Prophet replied, "Labbaik and Sa`daik."

Allah said, "The Word that comes from Me does not change, so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book."

Allah added, "Every good deed will be rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to perform only five (in practice)."

The Prophet (pbuh) returned to Moses who asked, "What have you done?" He said, "He has lightened our burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward."

Moses said, "By Allah! I tried to make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may lighten your burden further."

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too many times to my Lord." On that Gabriel said, "Descend in Allah's Name."

The Prophet (pbuh) then woke while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).

The Talk of the Lord to the people of Paradise

Hadith # 7518

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Allah will say to the people of Paradise, "O the people of Paradise!" They will say, 'Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa`daik, and all the good is in Your Hands!'

Allah will say, "Are you satisfied?' They will say, 'Why shouldn't we be satisfied, O our Lord as You have given us what You have not given to any of Your created beings?'

He will say, 'Shall I not give you something better than that?'

They will say, 'O our Lord! What else could be better than that?'

He will say, 'I bestow My Pleasure on you and will never be angry with you after that.' "

Hadith # 7519

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Once the Prophet (pbuh) was preaching while a bedouin was sitting there. The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"A man from among the people of Paradise will request Allah to allow him to cultivate the land Allah will say to him, 'Haven't you got whatever you desire?' He will reply, 'yes, but I like to cultivate the land (Allah will permit him and) he will sow the seeds, and within seconds the plants will grow and ripen and (the yield) will be harvested and piled in heaps like mountains.

On that Allah will say (to him),

"Take, here you are, O son of Adam, for nothing satisfies you.'"

On that the bedouin said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Such man must be either from Quraish or from Ansar, for they are farmers while we are not."

On that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) smiled.

“Therefore remember Me I will remember you…”

And the servants remember Him by praying humbly and conveying the message of Allah to others.

Allah says:

فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ

Then do ye remember Me; I will remember you. (2:152)

And He said in Surat Yunus:

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ نُوحٍ إِذْ قَالَ... وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his People:

"O my People! if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) 

and commemorate the Signs of Allah -- yet I put my trust in Allah.

Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your Partners,

so your plan be not to you dark and dubious.

Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite.

"But if ye turn back, (consider): no reward have I asked of you: my reward is only due from Allah,

and I have been commanded to be of those who submit to Allah's Will (in Islam)." (10:71,72)

And Mujahid said in the commentary of this verse:

وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلامَ اللَّهِ

If one amongst the pagans ask thee for asylum,

grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah

That is, if a disbeliever comes to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to listen to the word of Allah and what was revealed to him, then he will have peace as long as he comes and listens to the word of Allah and until he reaches the place of safety from which he came.

“….Then do not set up rivals unto Allah while you know.”

Allah Almighty said in Surah Al Baqarah:

فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَادًا

then set not up rivals unto Allah (2:22)

And the saying of Allah in Surah Fussilat:

وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَنْدَادًا ذَلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ‏‏‏‏

And do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the Worlds. (41:9)

And the saying of Allah in Surah Furqan:

وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ‏‏‏‏

Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, (25:68)

And the saying of Allah in Surah Al Zumar:

 وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

But it has already been revealed to thee -- as it was to those before thee --

"If thou wert to join (gods with Allah), truly fruitless will be thy work (in life),

and thou wilt surely be in the ranks of those who lose (all spiritual good)." (39:65)

And Ikramah said about this verse:

وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلا وَهُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ

And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (others as partners) with Him! (12:106)

If you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will answer that Allah created it, that is their faith, but they worship other than Allah.

And in this chapter, it has also been stated that the actions of the servant, their occupations are all divine creations because Allah said in Surah al Furqan:

وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيرًا   

it is He Who created all things, and ordered them in due proportions. (25:2)

And Mujahid said about the following verse in Surah Al-Hijr:

مَا تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ

We send not the angels down except for just cause: (15:8)

The meaning is that the angels descend with the message of Allah and His punishment.

And He said in Surah Al-Ahzab:

 لِيَسْأَلَ الصَّادِقِينَ عَنْ صِدْقِهِمُ

That (Allah) may question the (Custodians) of Truth concerning the Truth they (were charged with): (33:8)

And He said in Surah Al-Hijr:

 وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). (15:9)

Mujahid said that means to Himself.

And He said in Surah Al-Zamr:

 جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ

who brings the Truth (39:33)

That is, the Qur'an and he confirmed it true, is the believer who will plead before Lord on the Day of Judgment, You gave me the Qur'an, and I followed it.

Hadith # 7520

Narrated `Abdullah:

I asked Allah's Messenger (pbuh) "What is the biggest sin in the sight of Allah?"

He said, "To set up rivals unto Allah though He alone created you."

I said, "In fact, that is a tremendous sin," and added, "What next?"

He said, "To kill your son being afraid that he may share your food with you."

I further asked, "What next?"

He said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."

Allah Almighty says in Surah Ha Mim Sajdah:

وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَاجُلُودُكُمْ

وَلَكِنْ ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

And you have not been hiding yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins testify against you,

but you thought that Allah knew not much of what you were doing. (41:22)

Hadith # 7521

Narrated `Abdullah:

Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from Quarish (or two persons from Quraish and one from Bani Thaqif) who had fat bellies but little wisdom, met near the Ka`ba. One of them said, "Did you see that Allah hears what we say? "

The other said, "He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not hear if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)."

The third fellow said, "If He hears when we speak aloud, then He surely hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly)."

So Allah revealed the Verse:--

'And you have not been screening against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins should testify against you..." (41.22)

“….Every day He is in some affair!”

Allah's saying in Surah Rahman:

كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ   

every day in (new) Splendor doth He (shine)! (55:29)

And he said in Surah Anbiya:

‏مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ مُحْدَثٍ

Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, (21:2)

And he said in Surah Talaq:

 لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَمْرًا

if perchance Allah will bring about thereafter some new situation. (65:1)

It's just that Allah's doing something new does not resemble the creation of new things by the creature. Because Allah has said in Surah Al-Shura:

لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ

there is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees (all things). (42:11)

And Ibn Mas'ud, narrated this hadith of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) that:

Allah, the Exalted, gives a new order as He wills, and He has given a new order that you should not talk in prayer.

Hadith # 7522

Narrated `Ikrima:

Ibn `Abbas said,

"How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about their Books while you have Allah's Book (the Qur'an) which is the most recent of the Books revealed by Allah, and you read it in its pure undistorted form?"

Hadith # 7523

Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin `Abdullah:

`Abdullah bin `Abbas said,

"O the group of Muslims! How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about anything while your Book which Allah has revealed to your Prophet contains the most recent news from Allah and is pure and not distorted?

Allah has told you that the people of the Scriptures have changed some of Allah's Books and distorted it and wrote something with their own hands and said, 'This is from Allah, so as to have a minor gain for it. Won't the knowledge that has come to you stop you from asking them?

No, by Allah, we have never seen a man from them asking you about that (the Book Al-Qur'an ) which has been revealed to you.

“Move not your tongue concerning to make haste therewith.”

Allah's guidance in Surah Al-Qiyamah:

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ

Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'án) to make haste therewith. (75:16)

Hadith # 7524

Narrated Musa bin Abi `Aisha:

Sa`id bin Jubair reported from Ibn `Abbas (regarding the explanation of the Verse: 'Do not move your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith) . He said,

"The Prophet (pbuh) used to undergo great difficulty in receiving the Divine Inspiration and used to move his lips.'

Ibn `Abbas said (to Sa`id), "I move them (my lips) as Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to move his lips." And Sa`id said (to me), "I move my lips as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his lips," and then he moved his lips.

So Allah revealed:--

لا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ ‏‏‏‏ ۔ ‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْءَانَهُ ‏‏‏‏

Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'án) to make haste therewith.

It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it: (75.16-17)

فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ

But when We have recited it, to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then follow you its recital.' (75.18)

This means, "You should listen to it and keep quiet and then it is upon Us to make you recite it."

The narrator added,

"So Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to listen whenever Gabriel came to him, and when Gabriel left, the Prophet (pbuh) would recite the Qur'an as Gabriel had recited it to him."

Allah's statement in Surat al-Mulk:

وَأَسِرُّوا قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ اجْهَرُوا بِهِ ۔۔۔ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ

And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge,

of the secrets of (all) hearts. Should He not know -- He that created?

And He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them).(67:13,14)

Hadith # 7525

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

regarding the explanation of the Verse:--

وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا

'(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110)

This Verse was revealed while Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was hiding himself at Mecca. At that time, when he led his companions in prayer, he used to raise his voice while reciting the Qur'an; and if the pagans heard him, they would abuse the Qur'an, its Revealer, and the one who brought it. So Allah said to His Prophet:

"Neither say your prayer aloud. i.e., your recitation (of Qur'an) lest the pagans should hear (it)

and abuse the Qur'an" nor say it in a low tone, "

lest your voice should fail to reach your companions, "but follow a way between." (17.110)

Hadith # 7526

Narrated `Aisha:

The Verse:-- '(O Muhammad!) Neither say your prayer aloud nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110) was revealed in connection with the invocations.

Hadith # 7527

Narrated Abu Salama:

Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

'Whoever does not recite Qur'an in a nice voice is not from us,' and others said extra," (that means) to recite it aloud."

If I have been given what this man has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.’

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

a man whom Allah has given the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day, in which case one may say, "If I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.'

So Allah made it clear that resurrection is his act with this Qur'an. And he said:

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ

And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the variations in your languages and your colors: (30:22)

And Allah Almighty said in Surah Al-Hajj:

 وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

and do good; that ye may prosper. (22:77)

Hadith # 7528

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two men:

- a man whom Allah has given the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day, in which case one may say, "If I were given the same as this man has been given, I would do the same as he is doing.'

- The other is a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, in which case one may say, 'If I were given the same as he has been given, I would do the same as he is doing."

Hadith # 7529

Narrated Salim's father:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Not to wish to be the like of except the like of two (persons):

- a man whom Allah has given the knowledge of the Qur'an and he recites it during the hours of the night and the hours of the day;

- and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it (in Allah's Cause) during the hours of the night and during the hours of the day."

Allah's statement in Surah Al-Ma'idah:

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ  وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ

“O Messenger! Proclaim which has been sent down to you from your Lord.

And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message…” (5:67)

And Zahri said, "It is to send a message from Allah, and to convey the message of Allah to His Messenger, and it is up to us to acknowledge it."

And in Surah al Jinn He said:

لِيَعْلَمَ أَنْ قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا رِسَالاتِ رَبِّهِمْ

"That he may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: (72:28)

And in Surah Al-A'raf, through Noah (pbuh) and Hud (pbuh) He said:

 أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّي

"I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission:...(7:62)

And Ka'b bin Malik, during the battle of Tabuk when he remained behind , leaving the Prophet (pbuh), he said, "Soon, Allah and His Messenger will see your deeds?

and Aisha said, "When you like someone's work, say: Do it. Allah and His Messenger and the Muslims will see your work. Don't let someone's good deed deceive you."

And Anas said that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) sent his uncle Haram bin Mulhan to his people Bani Amir. Haram said to them, "Will you provide me safety so that I convey the message of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to you?"

Hadith # 7530

Narrated Al-Mughira:

Our Prophet has informed us our Lord's Message that whoever of us is martyred, will go to Paradise.

Hadith # 7531

Narrated `Aisha:

Whoever tells you that the Prophet (pbuh) concealed something of the Divine Inspiration, do not believe him, for Allah said:

'O Apostle Muhammad! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord,

and if you do it not, then you have not conveyed His Message.' (5.67)

Hadith # 7532

Narrated `Abdullah:

A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Which sin is the biggest in Allah's Sight?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "To set up rivals unto Allah though He Alone created you."

That man said, "What is next?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "To kill your son lest he should share your food with you.''

The man said, "What is next?"

The Prophet said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor."

Then Allah revealed in confirmation of that:

وَالَّذِينَ لا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ ... وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا ‏‏‏‏

"And those who invoke not with Allah any other god,

nor kill such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause,

nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment..... (25.68)

“…Say Bring here the Taurat and recite it…”

Allah says in Surah Ale Imran:

قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا

Say: "Bring ye the Law and study it, (3:93)

He said in Surah Juma'ah:

مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا ۚ... وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

The similitude of those who were charged with the (obligations of the) Mosaic Law,

but who subsequently failed in those (obligations),

is that of a donkey which carries huge tomes (without understanding).

Evil is the similitude of people who falsify the Signs of Allah:

and Allah guides not people who do wrong.

And the Holy Prophet (pbuh) said both Islam and faith are perfected.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

"The Prophet (pbuh) said to Bilal, “Tell me the most hopeful act that you did during the time of Islam.

He said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have not done anything more hopeful in the time of Islam than that when I performed ablution, I prayed two rak'ahs of Tahiyat-ul-Wudhu after that, and the Prophet (pbuh) was asked." Which process is better?

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

- Believing in Allah and His Messenger,

- then doing Jihad in the way of Allah,

- then Hajj, after which there is no sin.

Hadith # 7533

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) 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.' "

The Prophet (pbuh) called As-Salat a deed

and said, “Whoever does not recite Al-Fatiha of the Book in his Salat, his Salat is invalid.

Hadith # 7534

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:

A man asked the Prophet (pbuh) "What deeds are the best?"

The Prophet (pbuh) said: "

- To perform the (daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times,

- to be good and dutiful to one's own parents,

- and to participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause."

Allah's statement in Surah Al-Ma'araj:

إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا۔ إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا۔ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

“Verily, man was created very impatient.

Irritable when evil touches him.

And niggardly when good touches him.” (70:19-21)

Hadith # 7535

Narrated Al-Hasan:

`Amr bin Taghlib said,

"Some property was given to the Prophet (pbuh) 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 (pbuh) said in my favor is dearer to me than the possession of nice red camels."

What the Prophet (pbuh) mentioned and narrated of his Lord’s Sayings

Hadith # 7536

Narrated Anas:

The Prophet (pbuh) 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.' "

Hadith # 7537

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Perhaps the Prophet (pbuh) 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.

Hadith # 7538

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) 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."

Hadith # 7539

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) said that his Lord said:

"It does not befit a slave that he should say that he is better than Jonah (Yunus) bin Matta.

Hadith # 7540

Narrated Shu`ba:

Mu'awiya bin Qurra reported that `Abdullah bin Al-Maghaffal Al-Muzani said,

"I saw Allah's Messenger (pbuh) 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."

What is allowed as regards the interpretation of the Taurat and other Holy Books

In the light of this statement of Allah:

بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ

"Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth." (3:93)

Hadith # 7541

And Ibn 'Abbas narrated:

Abu Sufyan bin Harb told me that Heraclius called for his translator and then asked for the letter of the Prophet (pbuh), 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. "...

وَيَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ...

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)

Hadith # 7542

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The people of the Scripture used to read the Torah in Hebrew and explain it to the Muslims in Arabic. Then Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"Do not believe the people of the Scripture, and do not disbelieve them, but say,

آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا

'We believe in Allah and whatever has been revealed...' (3.84)

Hadith # 7543

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

A Jew and Jewess were brought to the Prophet (pbuh) on a charge of committing an illegal sexual intercourse. The Prophet (pbuh) asked the Jews, "What do you (usually) do with them?" They said, "We blacken their faces and disgrace them."

He said, "Bring here the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful."

They (fetched it and) came and asked a one-eyed man to recite. He went on reciting till he reached a portion on which he put his hand.

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Lift up your hand!" He lifted his hand up and behold, there appeared the verse of Ar-Rajm (stoning of the adulterers to death). Then he said, "O Muhammad! They should be stoned to death but we conceal this Divine Law among ourselves."

Then the Prophet (pbuh) ordered that the two sinners be stoned to death and, and they were stoned to death, and I saw the man protecting the woman from the stones.

A person who is perfect in reciting and memorizing the Qur'an will be with the honourable, pious and just scribes.”

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

Glorious Hafiz Quran, the master of the Qur'an, will be with the writing angels on the Day of Judgment who are honorable and obedient to Allah.

And said:

وَزَيِّنُوا الْقُرْآنَ بِأَصْوَاتِكُمْ

Embellish the Quran with your voices.

Hadith # 7544

Narrated Abu Huraira:

That he heard the Prophet (pbuh) 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."

Hadith # 7545

Narrated `Aisha:

when the slanderers said what they said about her: I went to my bed knowing at that time that I was innocent and that Allah would reveal my innocence, but by Allah, I never thought that Allah would reveal in my favor a revelation which would be recited, for I considered myself too unimportant to be talked about by Allah in the Divine Revelation that was to be recited. So Allah revealed the ten Verses (of Surat-an-Nur). 'Those who brought a false charge....... (24.11-20)

Hadith # 7546

Narrated Al-Bara':

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) reciting Surat وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ (By the Fig and the Olive) in the `Isha' prayer and I have never heard anybody with a better voice or recitation than his.

Hadith # 7547

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (pbuh) was hiding himself in Mecca and used to recite the (Qur'an) in a loud voice. When the pagans heard him they would abuse the Qur'an and the one who brought it, so Allah said to His Prophet:

وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا

'Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.' (17.110)

Hadith # 7548

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abdur-Rahman:

That Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said to him,

"I see that you like sheep and the desert, so when you are looking after your sheep or when you are in the desert and want to pronounce the Adhan, raise your voice, for no Jinn, human being or any other things hear the Mu`adh-dhin's voice but will be a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection."

Abu Sa`id added, "I heard this from Allah's Messenger (pbuh)."

Hadith # 7549

Narrated `Aisha:

The Prophet (pbuh) used to recite the Qur'an with his head in my lap while I used to be in my periods (having menses).

“…So recite as much of the Qur'an as may be easy for you….”

Allah ordained in Surah Muzamal:

فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ۚ

read ye therefore, of the Qur'án as much as may be easy for you. (73:20)

Hadith # 7550

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:

I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (pbuh), I listened to his recitation and noticed that he was reciting in a way that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) had not taught me. I was about to jump over him while He was still in prayer, but I waited patiently and when he finished his prayer, I put my sheet round his neck (and pulled him) and said, "Who has taught you this Surah which I have heard you reciting?"

Hisham said, "Allah's Messenger (pbuh) taught it to me."

I said, "You are telling a lie, for he taught it to me in a way different from the way you have recited it!" Then I started leading (dragged) him to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said (to the Prophet), " I have heard this man reciting Surat-al- Furqan in a way that you have not taught me."

The Prophet (pbuh) said: "(O `Umar) release him! Recite, O Hisham."

Hisham recited in the way I heard him reciting. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "It was revealed like this."

Then Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said, "Recite, O `Umar!"

I recited in the way he had taught me, whereupon he said, "It was revealed like this," and added,

"The Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever is easy for you ."

“And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember….’

Allah ordained in Surah Qamar:

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ  

And We have indeed made the Qur'án easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition? (17:54)

And the Holy Prophet (pbuh) said, "Each person has been made easy for that for which he was created."

Mujahid said it means that We made its recitation easy in your language, That is, it made its reading easier for you.

And Matar al-Waraq said that it means: Is there a person who desires the knowledge of the Qur'an, then Allah does not help him?

Hadith # 7551

Narrated `Imran:

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Why should a doer (people) try to do good deeds?'

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created.'

Hadith # 7552

Narrated `Ali:

While the Prophet (pbuh) was in a funeral procession, he took a stick and started scraping the earth with it and said,

"There is none of you but has his place assigned either in Hell or in Paradise."

They (the people) said, "Shall we not depend upon that (and give up doing any deeds)?'

He said, " Carry on doing (good deeds) for everybody will find it easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created ." (And then the Prophet (pbuh) recited the Verse):--

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَ

'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah...' (92.5)

“Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an, in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz.

Allah's statement in Surah Al Buruj:

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ فِي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ

Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'án, (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! (85:21,22)

And said in Surah Al-Tur:

وَالطُّورِ وَكِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ‏‏‏‏  

By the Mount (of Revelation); By a Decree Inscribed (52:1,2)

And said in Surah Qaf:

مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ

Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready ( to note it). (50:18)

It means that what he utters from his mouth is written in his deeds

Hadith # 7553

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying,

"Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has written): My Mercy has preceded my Anger." and that (Book) is written with Him over the Throne."

Hadith # 7554

Narrated Abu Hurairah :

I heard Allah's Messenger (pbuh) saying:

"Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has written): "My Mercy has preceded my Anger.' And that is written with Him over the Throne."

“While Allah has created you and what you make!

Allah Almighty said in Surah As-Safat:

وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

"But Allah has created you and your handiwork!" (37:96)

And in Surah Al-Qamar he said:

 إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ  

Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure. (54:49)

And painters will be told to bring life to what you have created.

Hadith # 7555

Narrated Zahdam:

There were good relations and brotherhood between this tribe of Jurm and the Ash`ariyyin. Once, while we were sitting with Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, there was brought to him a meal which contained chicken meat, and there was sitting beside him, a man from the tribe of Bani Taimul-lah who looked like one of the Mawali. Abu Musa invited the man to eat but the man said, "I have seen chicken eating some dirty things, and I have taken an oath not to eat chicken."

Abu Musa said to him, "Come along, let me tell you something in this regard.

Once I went to the Prophet (pbuh) with a few men from Ash`ariyyin and we asked him for mounts. The Prophet (pbuh) said, By Allah, I will not mount you on anything; besides I do not have anything to mount you on.' Then a few camels from the war booty were brought to the Prophet, and he asked about us, saying, 'Where are the group of Ash`ariyyin?' So he ordered for five fat camels to be given to us and then we set out.

We said, 'What have we done? Allah's Messenger (pbuh) took an oath that he would not give us anything to ride and that he had nothing for us to ride, yet he provided us with mounts. We made Allah's Messenger (pbuh) forget his oath! By Allah, we will never be successful.'

So we returned to him and reminded him of his oath. He said,

'I have not provided you with the mount, but Allah has done so. By Allah, I may take an oath to do something, but on finding something else which is better, I do that which is better and make the expiation for my oath.' "

Hadith # 7556

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The delegates of `Abdul Qais came to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said, "The pagans of the tribe of Mudar intervene between you and us therefore we cannot come to you except in the Holy months. So please order us to do something good (Religious deeds) by which we may enter Paradise (by acting on them) and we may inform our people whom we have left behind to observe it."

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "I order you to do four things and forbid you from four things:

- I order you to believe in Allah. Do you know what is meant by belief in Allah? It is to testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah,

- to offer prayers perfectly,

- to give Zakat,

- and to give Al-Khumus (one-fifth of the war booty) (in Allah's Cause).

And I forbid you four things,

- (i.e., Do not drink alcoholic drinks) Ad-Dubba,

- An- Naqir, (pitched water skins),

- Az-Zuruf, Al-Muzaffat and

- Al--Hantam (names of utensils used for the preparation of alcoholic drinks)."

Hadith # 7557

Narrated Aisha:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said,

"The painter of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, Make alive what you have created.' "

Hadith # 7558

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"The painters of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to them, 'Make alive what you have created."

Hadith # 7559

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard the Prophet (pbuh) saying,

"Allah said, 'Who are most unjust than those who try to create something like My creation? I challenge them to create even a smallest ant, a wheat grain or a barley grain.' "

The recitation of the Qur'an by an impious person or a hypocrite

And stated that their voice and their recitation do not descend from their throat.

Hadith # 7560

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

- "The example of a believer who recites the Qur'an is that of a citron (a citrus fruit) which is good in taste and good in smell.

-  And the believer who does not recite the Qur'an is like a date which has a good taste but no smell.

- And the example of an impious person who recites the Qur'an is that of Ar-Rihana (an aromatic plant) which smells good but is bitter in taste.

- And the example of an impious person who does not recite the Qur'an is that of a colocynth which is bitter in taste and has no smell."

Hadith # 7561

Narrated `Aisha:

Some people asked the Prophet (pbuh) regarding the soothsayers. He said, "They are nothing."

They said, "O Allah's Messenger (pbuh)! Some of their talks come true."

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"That word which happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away by stealth (from the Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the foreteller) with a sound like the cackling of a hen. The soothsayers then mix with that word, one hundred lies."

Hadith # 7562

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"There will emerge from the East some people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not exceed their throats and who will go out of (renounce) the religion (Islam) as an arrow passes through the game, and they will never come back to it unless the arrow, comes back to the middle of the bow (by itself) (i.e., impossible).

The people asked, "What will their signs be?"

He said, "Their sign will be the habit of shaving (of their beards and their heads).

“And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection…”

Allah's decree in Surah Anbiyyah:

وَنَضَعُ ٱلۡمَوَٲزِينَ ٱلۡقِسۡطَ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ

We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, (21:47)

Hadith # 7563

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

"There are two words which are dear to the Beneficent (Allah) and very light (easy) for the tongue (to say), but very heavy in weight in the balance. They are:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

''Subhan Allah wa-bi hamdihi'' and ''Subhan Allah Al-`Azim."