General Behavior

Ibrahim ibn Musa narrated to us; he said: Ibn Abi Za’idah informed me; he said: my father informed us, from Khalid ibn Salamah, from al-Bahi, from ‘Urwah, from ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her: The Prophet ﷺ said to her, “Go ahead and defend yourself.”

al-Hakam ibn Nafi‘ narrated to us; he said: Shu‘ayb ibn Abi Hamzah informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham informed me that ‘A’ishah said: The wives of the Prophet ﷺ sent Fatimah to the Prophet ﷺ. She asked permission to enter while the Prophet ﷺ was with ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, beneath her woolen wrap. He gave her permission, and she entered. She said, “Your wives have sent me to ask you to be fair regarding the daughter of Abu Quhafah.” He said, “My dear daughter, do you love what I love?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “Then love this one.” She stood up, left, and told them what had happened. They said, “You have done nothing for us; go back to him.” She said, “By Allah, I will never speak to him about her again.” Then they sent Zaynab, the Prophet’s wife. She asked permission and was admitted, then said the same to him. Zaynab began insulting me, and I watched to see whether the Prophet ﷺ would permit me to respond. I kept watching until I realized that the Prophet ﷺ did not dislike my defending myself. So I answered Zaynab, and before long I had overcome her in the exchange. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled, then said, “Indeed, she is the daughter of Abu Bakr.”

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; he said: Hammad ibn Bashir al-Jahdami narrated to us; he said: ‘Umara al-Ma‘uli narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Sirin narrated to us, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: “There will be famine at the end of time. Whoever encounters it must not favor himself over hungry people.”

Abu al-Yaman narrated to us; he said: Shu‘ayb ibn Abi Hamzah narrated to us; he said: Abu al-Zinad narrated to us, from al-A‘raj, from Abu Hurayrah: The Ansar said to the Prophet ﷺ, “Divide the palm trees between us and our brothers.” He replied, “No.” They said, “Then spare us the labor, and we will share the fruit with you?” They said, “We hear and obey.”

Asbagh narrated to us; he said: Ibn Wahb informed me; he said: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, that Salim informed him, that ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar informed him that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said during the Year of Ashes—a severe, overwhelming year—after ‘Umar had done his utmost to send camels, wheat, and oil from all the rural districts to aid the Bedouins, until all the countryside was exhausted by the strain: ‘Umar stood and supplicated: “O Allah, place their provision atop the mountains.” Allah answered his prayer for him and the Muslims. When rain came down, he said, “Praise be to Allah. By Allah, had Allah not relieved us of it, I would have left no Muslim household with means without bringing in an equal number of poor people to live with them; then two people would not perish from food sufficient to sustain one.’”

Abu ‘Asim narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi ‘Ubayd, from Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘, who said: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Regarding your sacrificial meat: none of you should reach the morning after the third day with any of it still in his house.” When the following year came, they said, “Messenger of Allah, should we do as we did last year?” He replied, “Eat and store some away. That year people were in hardship, and I wanted you to help them.”

Farwah ibn Abi al-Maghra’ narrated to us; he said: ‘Ali ibn Mushir narrated to us, from Hisham ibn ‘Urwah, from his father, who said: I was sitting with Mu‘awiyah. He reflected to himself, then came to and said, “There is no forbearance except through experience.” He repeated it three times.

Sa‘id ibn ‘Ufair narrated to us; he said: Yahya ibn Ayyub narrated to us, from Ibn Zahr, from Abu al-Haytham, from Abu Sa‘id, who said: “No forbearing person exists except one who has stumbled, and no wise person exists except one who has experience.”

Sulayman, Abu al-Rabi‘, narrated to us; he said: Jarir ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, from Layth, from Muhammad ibn Nashr, from Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, from ‘Ali, who said: “Gathering a group of my brothers around one or two sa‘s of food is dearer to me than going to your market and freeing a slave.”

‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; he said: Ibn ‘Ulayyah narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ishaq, from al-Zuhri, from Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mut‘im, from his father, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I was present with my uncles at the Alliance of the Perfumed Ones, and I would not wish to break it even if I were given red camels.”

Musa ibn Isma‘il narrated to us; he said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: “The Prophet ﷺ established a bond of brotherhood between Ibn Mas‘ud and al-Zubayr.”

Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us; he said: Ibn ‘Uyaynah informed us; he said: ‘Asim al-Ahwal narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ established an alliance between Quraysh and the Ansar in my house in Medina.”

Khalid ibn Makhlad narrated to us; he said: Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to us; he said: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith narrated to me, from ‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Prophet ﷺ sat on the steps of the Ka‘bah during the Year of the Conquest. He praised Allah and extolled Him, then said: “Whoever had an alliance in the pre-Islamic era, Islam only strengthens it. There is no migration after the Conquest.”

‘Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Aswad narrated to us; he said: Ja‘far ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: Rain fell upon us while we were with the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ lifted his garment so that the rain could touch him. We said, “Why did you do that?” He replied, “Because it has only just come from its Lord.”

Isma‘il related to us: Malik told me, from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr ibn Halhalah, from Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khuthaym, who said: I was sitting with Abu Hurayrah on his land at al-‘Aqiq when some people from Madinah came to him riding animals and dismounted. Humayd said: Abu Hurayrah told me, “Go to my mother and tell her: ‘Your son sends you greetings of peace and asks you to give us something to eat.’” She put three barley loaves, along with some oil and salt, on a platter. I placed it on my head and carried it to them. When I set it before them, Abu Hurayrah exclaimed, “Allah is greatest,” and said, “Praise be to Allah, who has filled us with bread after our food used to be only the two dark things: dates and water.” The people did not take any of the food. When they had left, he said, “My nephew, treat your sheep well, wipe the dirt from them, keep their resting place clean, and pray in their midst, for they are among the mounts of Paradise. By the One in whose hand is my soul, a time is near when a small flock of sheep will be dearer to its owner than Marwan’s house.”

Muhammad ibn Yusuf related to us: Waki‘ related to us: Isma‘il al-Azraq related to us, from Abu ‘Umar, from Ibn al-Hanafiyyah, from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “A sheep in a house is a blessing, two sheep are two blessings, and three are blessings.”

Isma‘il related to us: Malik told me, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A‘raj, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The head of disbelief is toward the east. Pride and arrogance are found among the owners of horses and camels—the loud-voiced people of felt tents—while tranquility is found among the owners of sheep.”

‘Amr ibn Marzuq related to us: Shu‘bah informed us, from ‘Umarah ibn Abi Hafsah, from ‘Ikrimah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, who said: I am amazed at dogs and sheep. Sheep are slaughtered in such-and-such numbers each year, and such-and-such numbers are given as gifts, while a single female dog gives birth to such-and-such numbers of puppies—and sheep are more numerous than that.

Qabisah related to us: Wahb ibn Isma‘il related to us, from Muhammad ibn Qays, from Abu Hind al-Hamdani, from Abu Zabyan, who said: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said to me, “Abu Zabyan, how much is your stipend?” I replied, “Two thousand five hundred.” He said to him, “Abu Zabyan, acquire farmland and livestock before the Quraysh youths take authority over you, for under them a stipend is not considered wealth.”

Muhammad ibn Bashshar related to us: Muhammad ibn Ja‘far related to us: Shu‘bah related to us. I heard Abu Ishaq say: I heard ‘Abdah ibn Hazn say: The people who owned camels and the people who owned sheep vied in boasting. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Musa was sent as a shepherd of sheep; Dawud was sent as a shepherd; and I was sent while I was tending my family’s sheep at Ajyad.”