This hadith is narrated to us on the authority of Muhammad b. 'Abdullah b. Numair, on the authority of Muhammad b. Bishr, on the authority of Abd Hayyan al-Taymi with the exception that in this narration (instead of the words (Iza Waladat al'amah rabbaha), the words are (Iza Waladat al'amah Ba'laha), i, e, when slave-girl gives birth to her master.

Zuhair ibn Harb narrated to me, saying: Jarir narrated to us, on the authority of 'Umarah (who was Ibn al-Qa'qa'), on the authority of Abu Zur'ah, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Ask me." But they were too afraid to ask him. Then a man came and sat at his knees. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is Islam?" He said, "It is to associate nothing with Allah, to establish prayer, and to pay zakat." And he fasts Ramadan.” He said, “You have spoken the truth.” He said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is faith?” He said, “It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Book, the meeting with Him, His messengers, to believe in the Resurrection, and to believe in predestination in its entirety.” He said, “You have spoken the truth.” He said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is excellence?” He said, “It is to fear Allah as if you see Him, for even if you do not see Him, He surely sees you.” He said, "You have spoken the truth." He said, "O Messenger of God, when will the Hour come?" He said, "The one questioned about it knows no more than the one asking. I will tell you about its signs: When you see a woman giving birth to her master, that is one of its signs. When you see barefoot, naked, deaf, and mute people becoming the kings of the earth, that is one of its signs. And when you see shepherds of sheep competing in..." The building, that is one of its signs, in five of the unseen things which none knows except God.” Then he recited: {Indeed, God [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Indeed, God is Knowing and Acquainted.} He said, then the man stood up, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: Bring him back to me. So they searched for him but did not find him. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “This was Gabriel. He wanted you to learn since you did not ask.”

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Layth ibn Sa'd narrated to us, on the authority of 'Uqayl, on the authority of al-Zuhri, who said: 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Utbah ibn Mas'ud informed me, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away and Abu Bakr succeeded him, and some of the Arabs disbelieved, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said to Abu Bakr: "How can you fight the people when they have..." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I have been commanded to fight the people until they say, ‘There is no god but Allah.’ Whoever says, ‘There is no god but Allah,’ has protected his life and property from me, except for what is due from him, and his reckoning is with Allah.” Abu Bakr said, “By Allah, I will fight whoever differentiates between prayer and zakat, for zakat is the right of wealth. By Allah, if they withheld from me even a camel’s tether that they used to pay to the Messenger of Allah…” By God, may God bless him and grant him peace, I would have fought them to prevent him. Then Umar ibn al-Khattab said: By God, it was only when I saw that God Almighty had opened Abu Bakr’s heart to fighting that I knew it was the truth.

It is narrated from Ibn Abi Malikah that he said: I wrote to Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (RA) and requested him to write a book for me and to conceal from me (those matters that are authentic or not to be written). He said: The boy is seeking pure Hadiths, I will choose (the authentic) for him in all matters (related to Hadith) and remove (the subject and fabricated Hadiths) (he said: He called for the rulings of Hazrat Ali (RA) and started writing things from them and (it happened) that when something happened, he would say: By Allah! Hazrat Ali (RA) did not make this ruling, unless (God forbid) he went astray (which did not happen.)

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Layth narrated to us, on the authority of Ibn 'Ajlan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban, on the authority of Ibn Muhayriz, on the authority of al-Sunabihi, on the authority of 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, that he said: I entered upon him while he was dying and I wept. He said: "Wait, why are you weeping? By God, if I am martyred, I will testify for you, and if I am asked to intercede, I will intercede for you, and if I am able, I will benefit you." Then he said, “By God, there is no hadith that I heard from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, that contains any good for you, except that I have told it to you, except for one hadith, and I will tell it to you today, and I am surrounded. I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: “Whoever testifies that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, God will forbid the Fire for him.”

Zuhair ibn Harb told me, Umar ibn Yunus al-Hanafi told us, Ikrimah ibn Ammar told us, Abu Kathir told me, Abu Hurayrah told me, we were sitting around the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr and Umar were with us, along with a group of people. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) got up from among us and was gone for a while, and we feared that he would be killed before we could finish. We were terrified, so we got up. I was the first to be terrified, so I went out seeking the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until I came to a wall belonging to the Ansar, specifically to Banu Najjar. I walked around it, looking for a door, but I couldn't find one. Then I saw a stream entering the wall from an outside well—and the stream was called a "rabi'"—so I scrambled like a fox and entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, Abu Hurayrah said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “What is the matter with you?” I said, “You were among us, then you got up and were late in coming back to us, so we feared that you might be cut off before we could reach you, so we were terrified, and I was the first to be terrified, so I came to this wall and crouched down like a fox, and these people were behind me.” He said, “O Abu Hurayrah.” He gave me his sandals and said, "Take these sandals of mine, and whoever you meet beyond this wall who testifies that there is no god but Allah, with certainty in his heart, give him the good news of Paradise." The first person I met was Umar, who said, "What are these sandals, Abu Hurayrah?" I said, "These are the sandals of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He sent me with them to give to whomever I meet who testifies that there is no god but Allah." I gave him glad tidings of Paradise, for he believed in God with certainty in his heart. Then Umar struck me between my breasts, and I fell on my backside. He said, "Go back, Abu Hurayrah!" So I returned to the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, and I burst into tears. Umar mounted me, and he was right behind me. The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, "What is the matter with you, Abu Hurayrah?" I said, "I met Umar and told him..." By the One with whom You sent me, he struck me between my breasts, and I fell on my backside. He said, "Go back." The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to him, "O Umar, what made you do what you did?" He said, "O Messenger of God, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, did you send Abu Hurayrah with your sandals, telling him to give glad tidings of Paradise to whomever he met who testified that there is no god but God, with certainty in his heart?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then do not do it, for I fear that people will rely on it, so let them work." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, "Then let them."

Narrated by Ishaq ibn Mansur, who said: Mu'adh ibn Hisham told us, who said: My father told me, on the authority of Qatadah, who said: Anas ibn Malik told us that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Mu'adh ibn Jabal were riding together on the mount. The Prophet said, "O Mu'adh!" Mu'adh replied, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah, and may you be happy." The Prophet said, "O Mu'adh!" Mu'adh replied, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah, and may you be happy." The Prophet said, "O Mu'adh!" He replied, "At your service, O Messenger of Allah, and at your pleasure." He said, "There is no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, except that Allah will forbid him from the Fire." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I not inform the people of this so that they may rejoice?" He said, "Then they will rely on it." So Mu'adh informed them of it at the time of his death, fearing sin.

Bishr bin Hakam Abdi narrated to me, saying: I heard Sufyan bin Uyaina say: Many people narrated to me from Abu Aqil, the ruler of Bahiya, that (some) people asked a son of Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about something about which he had no knowledge. Yahya bin Saeed said to him: I consider it a great matter that a person like you (while you are the son of the Imams of Guidance, namely Umar and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) should be asked about something (and) you have no knowledge about it. He said: By Allah! In the sight of Allah and in the sight of the one to whom Allah has given intelligence, it is greater than that I should say something without knowledge or narrate from someone who is not trustworthy. (Sufyan) said: Abu Aqil Yahya bin Mutawakkil (may Allah be pleased with him) (also) were present with him when he said this.

Abdullah bin Mubarak said: I said to Sufyan al-Thawri: Surely, Ibad bin Kathir is someone whose condition you know. When he narrates a hadith, he talks big, do you think I should tell people: Do not take (hadith) from him? Sufyan would say: Why not! Abdullah said: Then it became (my habit) that whenever I was in a (scientific) gathering where Ibad was mentioned, I would praise him regarding religion and (also) say: Do not take (hadith) from him. Muhammad narrated to us, he said: Abdullah bin Uthman narrated to us, he said: My father said: Abdullah bin Mubarak said: I reached Shu'bah, so he (also) said: This is Ibad bin Kathir, so be careful (in narrating hadith) from him.

Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Layth narrated to us, and Muhammad ibn Rumh ibn al-Muhajir narrated to us, saying: Layth informed us, on the authority of Yazid ibn Abi Habib, on the authority of Abu al-Khayr, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr, that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, “Which aspect of Islam is best?” He said, “Feeding the hungry and greeting with peace those you know and those you do not know.”

Narrated by Al-Faḍl bin Sahl: Yazīd bin Hārūn reported to us, Khalīfah bin Mūsā informed me: “I went to see Ghālib bin Ubayd Allah and he began dictating to me: ‘Mak’hūl reported this to me,’ ‘Mak’hūl reported that to me.’ Then he got up to go to the toilet, and I looked in his notebook: it was written ‘Abān reported this to me from Anas,’ ‘Abān from so-and-so.’ So I left him.” “I heard al-Hasan bin Ali al-Hulwani say: ‘I saw in one of Affan’s books a hadith from Hisham Abil-Miqdam, that is, a hadith from Umar bin Abd al-Aziz.’”

Narrated by al-Faḍl bin Sahl: “Yazid bin Harun narrated to us from Khalifah bin Musa: ‘I entered upon Ghalib bin Ubayd Allah and he began dictating to me: “Mak’hul narrated this to me,” “Mak’hul narrated that to me.” Then he got up to go to the toilet. I looked in his notebook and saw: “Aban narrated this to me from Anas,” “Aban from so-and-so.” So I stopped listening to his hadiths and left.’” I heard al-Hasan bin Ali al-Hulwani say: “I saw in one of Affan’s books a hadith from Hisham Abi al-Miqdam, that is, a hadith from Umar bin Abd al-Aziz. It said: ‘Hisham said: A man, apparently Yahya bin so-and-so, narrated to me from Muhammad bin Ka’b…’ I said to Affan: ‘It was said that Hisham heard it directly from Muhammad bin Ka’b.’ He replied: ‘Indeed, Hisham was accused of lying about this hadith, because he would first say: “Yahya narrated it to me from Muhammad,” and then he would later claim to have heard it directly from Muhammad.’”

Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutaybah ibn Sa'id, and Ali ibn Hujr all narrated to us on the authority of Isma'il ibn Ja'far - Ibn Ayyub said: Isma'il narrated to us - he said: Al-Ala' informed me, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "He who does not feel safe from his evil deeds will not enter Paradise."

Zuhair ibn Harb and Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr both narrated to us on the authority of Ibn Uyaynah. Ibn Numayr said: Sufyan narrated to us on the authority of Amr, that he heard Nafi’ ibn Jubayr narrating on the authority of Abu Shurayh al-Khuza’i, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbor well. And whoever believes in Allah…” And on the Last Day, let him honor his guest. And whoever believes in God and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent.

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Usamah narrated to us, and Ibn Numayr narrated to us, my father narrated to us, and Abu Kurayb narrated to us, Ibn Idris narrated to us, all of them on the authority of Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid, and Yahya ibn Habib al-Harithi narrated to us - and the wording is his - Mu'tamir narrated to us, on the authority of Isma'il, who said: I heard Qays narrating on the authority of Abu Mas'ud, who said: The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, pointed with his hand towards Yemen and said: "Indeed, faith is here, and harshness and hardness of heart are among the camel herders at the base of the camels' tails, where the two horns of Satan rise in Rabi'ah and Mudar."

And Ishaq ibn Ibrahim told us, Abdullah ibn al-Harith al-Makhzumi told us, on the authority of Ibn Jurayj, who said: Abu al-Zubayr told me that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah say: The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Hardness of hearts and rudeness are in the East, and faith is in the people of the Hijaz.”

Narrated by Salamah bin Shabīb: Al-Humaydī reported to us, Sufyān reported to us, he said: “I heard a man ask Jābir about the verse: {So I will never leave this land until my father permits me or Allah decides for me, and He is the best of judges} [Yūsuf: 80]. Jabir replied, “I have not received an explanation concerning these verses.” Sufyan said, “He lied.” We asked Sufyan, “What did he mean by that?” [Sufyan] replied, “Actually, the Rafidah say, ‘Ali is in the clouds, and we will not go out with whoever emerges from his descendants [the caliph] until a call comes from heaven, that is, Ali: “Go out with so-and-so [the promised Mahdi].”’” Jabir said that this was the explanation of these verses, and he was lying because they actually concerned the brothers of Yusuf, peace be upon him.

Zuhair ibn Harb told me, ‘Abd al-Samad ibn ‘Abd al-Warith told us, my father told us, Husayn al-Mu’allim told us, on the authority of Ibn Buraydah, on the authority of Yahya ibn Ya’mar, that Abu al-Aswad told him, on the authority of Abu Dharr, that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “There is no man who claims to be the son of someone other than his father, knowing it to be false, except that he has committed disbelief. And whoever claims what is not his is not one of us.” And let him take his place in Hell. And whoever calls a man an infidel or says, “Enemy of God,” and he is not so, then it will befall him.

Narrated by Muhammad bin Rāfi’ and Hajjāj bin ash-Shā’ir: They said: “Abd ur-Razzāq narrated to us, Ma’mar said: ‘I have never seen Ayyūb speak ill of anyone except Abd al-Karīm – that is, Abū Umayyah.’ So he mentioned him and said, may Allah have mercy on him: ‘He is not trustworthy – he asked me about a hadith from Ikrimah and then he said, “I heard from Ikrimah” [when narrating the hadith].’”

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna, and Ibn Bashar all narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'bah. And 'Ubayd Allah ibn Mu'adh narrated to us—and the wording is his—that his father narrated to him, that Shu'bah narrated to him, from 'Ali ibn Mudrik, who heard Abu Zur'ah narrating from his grandfather, Jarir, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me during the Farewell Pilgrimage, "Listen attentively." The people.” Then he said, “Do not revert to disbelief after me, striking one another’s necks.”

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, and Ibn Numayr narrated to us - and the wording is his - my father and Muhammad ibn Ubayd narrated to us, all of them on the authority of al-A'mash, on the authority of Abu Salih, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "Two things among people are acts of disbelief: defaming lineage and wailing over the dead."

Narrated by Ubayd Allah bin Umar al-Qawārīrī: Hammād bin Zayd narrated to us, saying: “A man used to frequent Ayyūb and listen to [hadiths] from him, then one day Ayyūb could no longer find him. [When Ayyūb inquired,] the people said: ‘O Abā Bakr, he is now frequenting Amr bin Ubayd.’ Hammād said: ‘One day, we were with Ayyūb and we went to the market early in the morning. A man came to meet Ayyūb, greeted him, inquired about him, and then Ayyūb said to him: “I heard that you are frequenting this man.” Hammād said: “[Ayyūb] identified him, that is, ‘Amr’.” [The man] said, “Yes, O Abā Bakr. Indeed, he came to us with strange things [i.e., stories].” Ayyūb said to him, “Truly, we flee… or… we fear these strange things [transmissions].”

Narrated by Hajjāj bin ash-Shā’ir: Sulaymān bin Harb narrated to us, Ibn Zayd, or rather Hammād, narrated to us, he said: “Ayyūb was told: ‘Indeed, Amr bin Ubayd narrated from al-Hasan that he said: “There is no punishment for one who gets drunk on Nabīdh.”’ [Ayyūb] said: ‘He lied, for I heard al-Hasan say: “Strike with rods one who gets drunk on Nabīdh.”’”

Yahya ibn Yahya told us, Jarir informed us, on the authority of Mughirah, on the authority of al-Sha'bi, who said: Jarir ibn Abdullah used to narrate on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, who said: “If a slave runs away, his prayer will not be accepted.”

Yahya ibn Yahya told us, saying: I read to Malik on the authority of Salih ibn Kaysan, on the authority of Ubayd Allah ibn Abd Allah ibn Utbah, on the authority of Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, led us in the morning prayer at al-Hudaybiyyah after a night of rain. When he finished, he turned to the people and said: “Do you know what your Lord said?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “Some of My servants have become believers in Me and disbelievers. As for those who say, ‘We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah,’ they are believers in Me and disbelievers in the stars. And as for those who say, ‘We have been given rain by such and such a star,’ they are disbelievers in Me and believers in the stars.”

Abbas ibn Abd al-Azim al-Anbari told me, An-Nadr ibn Muhammad told us, Ikrimah (who was Ibn Ammar) told us, Abu Zumail told us, Ibn Abbas told me, “It rained during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Some people are grateful and some are ungrateful.’ They said, ‘This is the mercy of God.’ And some of them said, ‘He has spoken the truth.’” "The star of such and such." He said, "Then this verse was revealed: {So I swear by the positions of the stars} until it reached {And you make your provision that you deny}

Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Hulwānī: He said: “I heard Yazīd bin Hārūn talking about Ziyād bin Maymūn, and he said: ‘I swore not to report anything from him or from Khālid bin Mahdūj.’ [Yazīd] said: ‘I met Ziyād bin Maymūn and asked him for a hadith, so he reported it to me from Bakr al-Muzanī, then I went back to him and he reported it to me from Muwarriq; Then I returned and he related it to me from al-Hasan.’ [Al-Hulwānī said]: ‘He [Yazīd] accused both of lying [i.e., Ziyād bin Maymūn and Khālid bin Mahdūj].’ Al-Hulwānī said: ‘I heard [hadiths] from Abd as-Samad and I mentioned Ziyād bin Maymūn in his presence, and he accused him of lying.’”

Narrated by Mahmud bin Ghaylān: He said, “I said to Abū Dāwud at-Tayālisī, ‘You narrate many things from Abbād bin Mansūr—how is it that you did not hear from him the hadith of the “perfume seller” that an-Naḍr bin Shumayl transmitted to us?’ [Abū Dāwud] said to me, ‘Be quiet, for Abd ar-Rahman bin Mahdī and I met Ziyād bin Maymūn and asked him, “Are these hadiths that you narrate from Anas authentic?” [Ziyād] said, “Have you ever seen a man commit a sin and then repent—doesn’t Allah forgive him?” [Abu Dawud] said: ‘We replied: “Yes.”’ [Ziyad] said: ‘I heard nothing from Anas, neither much nor little; if people did not know, neither would you know that I never met Anas.’ Abu Dawud said: ‘Then we learned that he was narrating [from Anas], so Abd ar-Rahman and I went to him, and he said: “I have repented.” But then he started narrating [in the same way] again, so we abandoned him.’”

Narrated by Hasan al-Hulwānī: He said: “I heard Shabābah say: ‘Abd ul-Quddūs used to tell us, saying: “Suwayd bin Aqalah said…” [when it should have been ‘bin Ghafalah’].’ Shabābah said: ‘And I heard Abd ul-Quddūs say: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade taking a Rawḥ by accident.”’ [Shabābah] said: ‘He was asked: “What does that mean?”’ [Abd ul-Quddūs] replied: “It means making an opening in a wall to let in a breeze by accident.”’ [He changed the original hadith, replacing ‘Rūḥ’ (soul) with ‘Rawḥ’ (breeze), and ‘Gharaḍān’ (as a target) with ‘Arḍān’ (by accident), simply by changing a few letters.] Muslim said: “I heard Ubayd Allah bin Umar al-Qawārīrī say, I heard Hammād bin Zayd say to a man after he had been with Mahdī bin Hilāl for days: ‘What is this salty well [i.e., useless or harmful] that has gushed forth toward you?’ He replied: ‘Yes, O Abā Ismā’īl [nodding in agreement].’”

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Waki’ and Abu Mu’awiyah narrated to us, on the authority of al-A’mash. And Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us—and the wording is his—saying: Abu Mu’awiyah informed us, on the authority of al-A’mash, on the authority of ‘Adi ibn Thabit, on the authority of Zirr, who said: ‘Ali said: By Him Who split the seed and created the soul, it is a covenant from the unlettered Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, to me that none but a believer should love me. Only a hypocrite would hate me.

And Mansur ibn Abi Muzahim narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to us. And Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Ziyad narrated to me, saying: Ibrahim—meaning Ibn Sa'd—informed us, on the authority of Ibn Shihab, on the authority of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: Which deeds are best? He said: "Faith in Allah." He was then asked: Then what? He said: “Jihad in the path of God.” He said, “Then what?” He said, “A blessed pilgrimage.” And in the narration of Muhammad ibn Ja’far, he said, “Faith in God and His Messenger.” And Muhammad ibn Rafi’ and ‘Abd ibn Humayd narrated it to me, on the authority of ‘Abd al-Razzaq, who said: Ma’mar informed us, on the authority of al-Zuhri, with this same chain of narration.

Amr ibn Muhammad ibn Bukayr ibn Muhammad al-Naqid told me, Isma`il ibn `Ulayyah told us, on the authority of Sa`id al-Jurayri, who said: `Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah told us, on the authority of his father, who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said: "Shall I not inform you of the greatest of sins?" - he said it three times - "Associating partners with Allah, disobeying one's parents, and bearing false witness or saying..." "The falsehood." The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was reclining, then he sat up and kept repeating it until we said, "We wish he would stop."

Harun ibn Sa'id al-Ayli narrated to me, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to me, on the authority of Thawr ibn Zayd, on the authority of Abu al-Ghayth, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid the seven destructive sins." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, what are they?" He said: "Associating partners with Allah, sorcery, and killing a soul which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause." And consuming the wealth of orphans, consuming usury, fleeing from the battlefield, and falsely accusing chaste, unsuspecting, believing women.

Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us, saying: My father and Waki’ narrated to us, on the authority of al-A’mash, on the authority of Shaqiq, on the authority of Abdullah. Waki’ said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and Ibn Numayr said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Whoever dies associating anything with Allah will enter Hellfire.” And I said: And whoever dies not associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that the first man who discussed qadr (Divine Decree) in Basra was Ma'bad al-Juhani. I along with Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman Himyari set out for pilgrimage or for 'Umrah and said:Should it so happen that we come into contact with one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) we shall ask him about what is talked about taqdir (Divine Decree). Accidentally we came across Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and I surrounded him. One of us (stood) on his right and the other stood on his left. I expected that my companion would authorize me to speak. I therefore said: Abu Abdur Rahman! There have appeared some people in our land who recite the Qur'an and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about their affairs, added: They (such people) claim that there is no such thing as Divine Decree and events are not predestined. He (Abdullah ibn Umar) said: When you happen to meet such people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way responsible for my (belief). Abdullah ibn Umar swore by Him (the Lord) (and said): If any one of them (who does not believe in the Divine Decree) had with him gold equal to the bulk of (the mountain) Uhud and spent it (in the way of Allah), Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith in Divine Decree. He further said: My father, Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings. He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that when Ma'bad discussed the problem pertaining to Divine Decree, we refuted that. He (the narrator) said:I and Humaid b. Abdur-Rahman Himyari argued. And they carried on the conversation about the purport of the hadith related by Kahmas and its chain of transmission too, and there is some variation of words

It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur and Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman that they said:We met Abdullah b. 'Umar and we discussed about the Divine Decree, and what they talked about it and he narrated the hadith that has been transmitted by 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Apostle (ﷺ). There is a slight variation in that

The same hadith is mentioned through a different chain

Abu Huraira reported:One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) appeared before the public so a man came to him and then said: Prophet of Allah, what is Iman? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Messengers and that you affirm your faith in the Resurrection hereafter. He said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Islam? He replied: Al-Islam is that you worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him and you establish obligatory prayer and you pay the obligatory alms (Zakat) and you observe the fast of Ramadan. He said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Ihsan? He replied: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, and for if you fail to see Him. He said: Messenger of Allah, when is the Hour (of Doom)? He replied: The one who is asked about it is no better informed than the inquirer, however I will narrate some of its signs to you. When the slave-girl will give birth to her master, then that is from its signs. When the naked, barefooted would become the chiefs of the people, then that is from its signs. When the shepherds of the black (camels) would exult themselves in buildings, then that is from its signs. (The Hour is) Among one of the five which no one knows but Allah. Then he recited (the verse): "Verily Allah! with Him alone is the knowledge of the Hour and He it is Who sends down the rain and knows that which is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it shall earn tomorrow, and a soul knows not in what land it shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing, Aware." He (Abu Huraira) said: Then the person turned back and went away. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Bring that man back to me. They went to bring him back, but they saw nothing there. Upon this the Messenger of Allah remarked: he was Gabriel, who came to teach the people their religion

This hadith is narrated to us on the authority of Muhammad b. 'Abdullah b. Numair, on the authority of Muhammad b. Bishr, on the authority of Abd Hayyan al-Taymi with the exception that in this narration (instead of the words (Iza Waladat al'amah rabbaha), the words are (Iza Waladat al'amah Ba'laha), i, e, when slave-girl gives birth to her master

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Ask me (about religious matters), but they (the Companions) were in awe of asking him. Then came a man, and sat near his knees and said: O Messenger of Allah, what is al-Islam? So he (the Holy Prophet) replied: [That] you do not associate anything with Allah, and establish the prayer, pay the alms (Zakat) and fast Ramadan. He said: You (have) told the truth. He said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Iman (Faith)? He said: That you affirm your faith in Allah, His angels, His Books, His meeting, His Apostles, and that you believe in Resurrection and that you believe in Qadr (Divine Decree) in all its entirety. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He said: Messenger of Allah, what is al-Ihsan? Upon this he said: that you fear Allah as if you are seeing Him, and though you see Him not, verily He is seeing you. He (the inquirer) said: You (have) told the truth. He (the inquirer) said: When will the Hour (of Doom) occur? He said: The one who is being asked about it is no better informed than the inquirer and I will narrate some of its signs to you. When you see a [slave] woman giving birth to her master - then that is [one] of its signs. And when you see barefooted, naked, deaf and dumb (ignorant and foolish persons) as the rulers of the earth - then that is [one] of its signs. And when you see the shepherds of black (camels) exult in buildings - then that is [one] of its signs. The (Hour) is one of the five things of the unseen. No one knows them except Allah. Then (the Holy Prophet) recited (the folowing verse):" Verily Allah! with Him alone is the knowledge of the Hour and He it is Who sends down the rain and knows that which is in the wombs. And no soul knows what it shall earn on the morrow and a soul knows not in what land it shall die. Verily Allah is Knowing, Aware." He (Abu Huraira) said: Then the person stood up (and made his way). Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Bring him back to me. He was searched for, but they could not find him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) thereupon said: He was Gabriel and he wanted to teach you when you did not ask

It is reported on the authority of Talha b. 'Ubaidullah that a person with dishevelled hair, one of the people of Nejd, came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We heard the humming of his voice but could not fully discern what he had been saying, till he came nigh to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). It was then (disclosed to us) that he was asking questions pertaining to Islam. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Five prayers during the day and the night. (Upon this he said: Am I obliged to say any other (prayer) besides these? He (the Holy Prophet, ) said: No, but whatever you observe voluntarily, out of your own free will, and the fasts of Ramadan. The inquirer said: Am I obliged to do anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you do out of your own free will. And the Messenger of Allah told him about the Zakat (poor-rate). The inquirer said: Am I obliged to pay anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you pay voluntarily out of your own free will. The man turned back and was saying: I would neither make any addition to this, nor will decrease anything out of it. The Prophet remarked: He is successful, if he is true to what he affirms

Another hadith, the like of which has been narrated by Malik (b. Anas) (and mentioned above) is also reported by Talha b. 'Ubaidullah, with the only variation that the Prophet remarked:By his father, he shall succeed if he were true (to what he professed), or: By his father, he would enter heaven if he were true (to what he professed)

It is reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik that he said:We were forbidden that we should ask anything (without the genuine need) from the Holy Prophet. It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and asked him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it. A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us your assertion that verily Allah had sent you (as a prophet). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: Who created the heaven? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who created the earth? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. Upon this he (the bedouin) remarked: By Him Who created the heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah (in fact) sent you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that five prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and the night. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told you the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i. e. prayers)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that Zakat had been made obligatory in our riches. He (the Holy Prophet) said. He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (Zakat)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast every year during the month of Ramadan. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the fasts of Ramadan)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (of Ka'bah) had been made obligatory for him who is able to undertake the journey to it. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. The narrator said that he (the bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked: 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them. Upon this the Prophet remarked: If he were true (to what he said) he must enter Paradise

It is narrated on the authority of Thabit that Anas said:We were forbidden in the Holy Qur'an that we should ask about anything from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and then Anas reported the hadith in similar words

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari that once during the journey of the Prophet (may peace of Allah be upon him) a bedouin appeared before him and caught hold of the nosestring of his she-camel and then said, Messenger of Allah (or Muhammad), inform me about that which takes me near to Paradise and draws me away from the Fire (of Hell). He (the narrator) said:The Prophet (ﷺ) stopped for a while and cast a glance upon his companions and then said: He was afforded a good opportunity (or he had been guided well). He (the Holy Prophet) addressing the bedouin said: (Repeat) whatever you have uttered. He (the bedouin) repeated that. Upon this the Apostle (ﷺ) remarked: The deed which can draw you near to Paradise and take you away from Hell is, that you worship Allah and associate none with Him, and you establish prayer and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. After having uttered these words, the Prophet asked the bedouin to release the nosestring of his she-camel

This hadith is transmitted by Muhammad b. Hatim on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayyub that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said:Direct me to a deed which draws me near to Paradise and takes me away from the Fire (of Hell). Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish prayer, and pay Zakat, and do good to your kin. When he turned his back, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: If he adheres to what he has been ordered to do, he would enter Paradise

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that a bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:Messenger of Allah, direct me to a deed by which I may be entitled to enter Paradise. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: You worship Allah and never associate anything with Him, establish the obligatory prayer, and pay the Zakat which is incumbent upon you, and observe the fast of Ramadan. He (the bedouin) said: By Him in Whose hand is my life, I will never add anything to it, nor will I diminish anything from it. When he (the bedouin) turned his back, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who is pleased to see a man from the dwellers of Paradise should catch a glimpse of him

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that Nu'man b. Qaufal came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said:Would I enter Paradise if I say the obligatory prayers and deny myself that which is forbidden and treat that as lawful what has been made permissible (by the Shari'ah)? The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative