Consequences

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Bishr ibn Muhammad related to us, saying: ‘Abdullah informed us, saying: Sa‘d ibn Sa‘id al-Ansari informed us, from al-Zuhri, from a man of Bali, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with my father. He spoke privately with my father, apart from me. I said to my father: “What did he say to you?” He replied: “When you intend to do something, proceed deliberately until Allah shows you a way out concerning it, or until Allah makes a way out for you.”

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And from al-Hasan ibn ‘Amr al-Fuqaymi, from Mundhir al-Thawri, from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya, who said: “He is not wise who fails to treat kindly someone whose company he cannot avoid, until Allah grants him relief or a way out.”

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Muhammad ibn Sallam related to us, saying: al-Fazari related to us, saying: Qinan ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awsaja, from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “Whoever lends a milch animal, or guides someone through an alley—or, he said, a road—will have a reward equivalent to freeing a person.”

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Muhammad related to us, saying: ‘Abdullah ibn Raja’ informed us, saying: ‘Ikrima ibn ‘Ammar informed us, from Abu Zumayl, from Malik ibn Marthad, from his father, from Abu Dharr—attributing it to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said later: I only know that he attributed it to the Prophet—who said: “Pouring water from your bucket into your brother’s bucket is charity. Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong is charity. Your smiling in your brother’s face is charity. Removing a stone, thorn, or bone from people’s path is charity for you. Guiding a man in a desolate land is charity.”

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Isma‘il ibn Abi Uways related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Zinad related to me, from ‘Amr ibn Abi ‘Amr, from ‘Ikrima, from Ibn ‘Abbas, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “May Allah curse whoever misleads a blind person away from the path.”

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Isma‘il ibn Aban related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn Bahram related to us, saying: Shahr related to us, saying: Ibn ‘Abbas related to me, saying: While the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting in the courtyard of his house in Mecca, ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un passed by him and smiled at him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him: “Won’t you sit down?” He replied: “Yes.” The Prophet sat facing him. As he was speaking with him, the Prophet’s gaze lifted toward the sky, and he said: “The Messenger of Allah has just come to me while you were sitting here.” He asked: “What did he say to you?” He said: “Allah commands justice, excellence, and giving to close relatives; and He forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and transgression. He admonishes you so that you may take heed.” (Qur’an 16:90) ‘Uthman said: “That was when faith became firmly established in my heart and I came to love Muhammad.”

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‘Abdullah ibn Abi al-Aswad related to us, saying: Muhammad ibn ‘Ubayd al-Tanafisi related to us, saying: Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz related to us, from Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ubaydullah ibn Anas, from his father, from his grandfather, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “Whoever supports two girls until they come of age, I and he will enter Paradise like these two.” Muhammad gestured with his index and middle fingers.

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And two things bring swift consequences in this world: oppression and severing ties of kinship.

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Shihab ibn Ma‘mar al-‘Awqi related to us, saying: Hammad ibn Salama related to us, from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abu Salama, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “The noble one, son of the noble one, son of the noble one, son of the noble one, is Yusuf son of Ya‘qub son of Ishaq son of Ibrahim.”

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Muhammad related to us, from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abu Salama, from Abu Hurayra, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “My close allies on the Day of Resurrection are the God-fearing, even if one lineage is closer than another. People may come to me with their deeds, while you come carrying this world on your shoulders, calling: ‘O Muhammad!’ I will say: ‘No, no,’ and turn away in both directions.”

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‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Mubarak related to us, saying: Yahya ibn Sa‘id related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Malik related to us, saying: ‘Ata related to us, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: “I do not see anyone acting on this verse: ‘O mankind, We created you from a male and a female’”—up to His words—“‘Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most God-fearing.’” A man says to another: “I am nobler than you.” No one is nobler than another except through fear of Allah.

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Abu Nu‘aym related to us, saying: Ja‘far ibn Burqan related to us, from Yazid, who said: Ibn ‘Abbas said: “What do you consider nobility? Allah has made nobility clear: the most noble of you in Allah’s sight is the most God-fearing. What do you consider good lineage? The best of you in lineage is the one with the finest character.”

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‘Abdullah related to us, saying: al-Layth related to me, from Yahya ibn Sa‘id, from ‘Amra, from ‘A’isha, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “Souls are assembled hosts: those that recognize one another become close, and those that are unfamiliar with one another remain at odds.”

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Bilal related to me, from Suhayl, from his father, from Abu Hurayra, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Souls are assembled hosts: those that recognize one another become close, and those that are unfamiliar with one another remain at odds.”

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Yahya ibn Salih al-Misri related to us, from Ishaq ibn Yahya al-Kalbi, who said: al-Zuhri related to us, saying: Abu Salama ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman informed us that Abu Hurayra said: I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: A shepherd was among his sheep when a wolf attacked and took one of them. The shepherd pursued it, and the wolf turned to him and said: “Who will tend them on the day of the beast? They have no shepherd but me.” The people said: “Glory be to Allah!” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “I believe that—myself, Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar.”

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Adam related to us, saying: Shu‘ba related to us, from al-A‘mash, who said: I heard Sa‘d ibn ‘Ubayda relate from Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was at a funeral. He picked up something and began scratching the ground with it. He said: “There is no one among you whose place in the Fire and whose place in the Garden has not been written.” They said: “Messenger of Allah, should we then not rely on what has been written for us and abandon deeds?” He said: “Act, for each person is made easy for that for which he was created.” He added: “As for the one who is among the people of felicity, he will be made to do the deeds of felicity. As for the one who is among the people of misery, he will be made to do the deeds of misery.” Then he recited: “As for the one who gives, is mindful of Allah, and affirms the best [reward]…”

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Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Muhammad related to us, from Usayd ibn Abi Usayd, from his mother, who said: I said to Abu Qatada: “Why do you not narrate from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as people narrate from him?” Abu Qatada said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “Whoever lies about me, let him prepare a bed for his side in the Fire.” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, kept saying this while wiping the ground with his hand.

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Adam related to us, saying: Shu‘ba related to us, from Qatada, who said: I heard ‘Uqba ibn Suhban al-Azdi relate from ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal al-Muzani, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade flicking pebbles. He said: “It neither kills game nor injures an enemy, but it can put out an eye and break a tooth.”

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Yahya ibn Bukayr related to us, saying: al-Layth related to us, from Yunus, from Ibn Shihab, from Thabit ibn Qays, that Abu Hurayra said: The people were struck by wind on the road to Mecca while ‘Umar was performing Hajj. It grew strong. ‘Umar asked those around him: “What is the wind?” They had no answer. I urged my mount on and caught up with him. I said: “I heard that you asked about the wind. I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: ‘The wind is from the relief of Allah. It brings mercy and it brings punishment. Do not curse it; ask Allah for its good and seek refuge in Him from its evil.’”