Gestures

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‘Abdullah ibn Yusuf related to us, saying: Malik informed us, from Ishaq ibn Abi Talha, who heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to visit Umm Haram bint Milhan, who was married to ‘Ubada ibn al-Samit. She would feed him and comb through his hair. He fell asleep, then awoke laughing.

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‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, saying: al-Mughira ibn Salama Abu Hisham al-Makhzumi—who was reliable—related to us, saying: al-Sa‘q ibn Hazn related to us, saying: al-Qasim ibn Mutayyib related to me, from al-Hasan al-Basri, from Qays ibn ‘Asim al-Sa‘di, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said: “This is the chief of the desert-dwellers.” I said: “Messenger of Allah, what amount of wealth can I have without being liable to a requester or a guest?” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Forty is good wealth; more is sixty. Woe to those who own hundreds, except one who gives the choicest [female animal], lends a plentiful milker, slaughters a fat one, eats from it, and feeds the contented poor and the needy.” I said: “Messenger of Allah, what noble qualities these are! Yet my valley cannot accommodate my many herds.” He said: “What do you do with gifts?” I said: “I give a young she-camel and an old she-camel.” He said: “What do you do with a loan [of a milch animal]?” I said: “I lend a she-camel.” He said: “What do you do with a breeding camel?” He said: “People come in the morning with their ropes, and no man is prevented from taking a camel and putting a halter on it. He keeps it as long as he wishes, until the camel is returned.” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Which is dearer to you, your wealth or the wealth of those under your care?” He said: “My wealth.” He said: “Of your wealth, yours is only what you eat and use up, or give away and thereby send ahead; the rest belongs to those under your care.” I said: “Then, when I return, I will reduce the number of my animals.” When death came to him, he gathered his sons and said: “My sons, take advice from me, for you will find no one more sincere toward you than I am. Do not lament over me, for no lamenting was done over the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. I heard the Prophet forbid lamentation. Shroud me in the clothes in which I used to pray. Give leadership to your elders, for when you honor your elders, your father will always have a successor among you; but if you give leadership to your younger men, your elders will be insignificant to people, and they will turn away from you. Put your livelihood in good order, for that will make you independent of asking people. Beware of asking, for it is a person’s last means of earning. When you bury me, level my grave, for there were some minor disputes between me and this clan of Bakr ibn Wa’il, and I do not feel secure that a foolish man might do something that brings you disgrace in your religion.”

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Musa related to us, saying: Wuhayb related to us, saying: Ayyub related to us, from Abu al-‘Aliya, who said: I asked ‘Abdullah ibn al-Samit, who said: I asked my close friend, Abu Dharr. He said: I brought the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, water for ablution. He shook his head and bit his lips. I said: “May my father and mother be your ransom, have I upset you?” He said: “No, but you will encounter rulers—or imams—who delay the prayer beyond its proper time.” I said: “What do you command me to do?” He said: “Pray each prayer at its proper time. If you catch them praying, pray with them, and do not say: ‘I have already prayed, so I will not pray.’”

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Yahya ibn Bukayr related to us, saying: al-Layth related to us, from ‘Uqayl, from Ibn Shihab, from ‘Ali ibn Husayn, that Husayn ibn ‘Ali related to him, from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to him and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, at night and said: “Will you not pray?” I said: “Messenger of Allah, our souls are in Allah’s hands; if He wills to awaken us, He will awaken us.” The Prophet turned away and said nothing to me. Then, as he was walking away, I heard him slap his own thigh and say: “But man is, more than anything, argumentative.” (Qur’an 18:54)

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Muhammad ibn Sallam related to us, saying: Abu Mu‘awiya informed us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Razin, from Abu Hurayra, who said: I saw him striking his forehead with his hand and saying: “People of Iraq, do you claim that I lie about the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace? Would you enjoy the benefit while the sin fell upon me? I testify that I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: ‘When the sandal strap of one of you breaks, let him not walk in his other sandal until he repairs it.’”

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Abu Ma‘mar related to us, saying: ‘Abd al-Warith related to us, saying: Ayyub ibn Abi Tamima related to us, from Abu al-‘Aliya al-Bara’, who said: ‘Abdullah ibn al-Samit passed by me, so I set out a chair for him and he sat. I said to him: “Ibn Ziyad has delayed the prayer; what do you advise?” He struck my thigh once—I think the narrator said so hard that it left a mark—then said: “I asked Abu Dharr just as you asked me, and he struck my thigh as I struck yours. He said: ‘Pray each prayer at its proper time. If you catch them praying, pray with them, and do not say: I have already prayed, so I will not pray.’”

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Abu al-Yaman related to us, saying: Shu‘ayb informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim ibn ‘Abdullah, that ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar informed him that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab went with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and a group of his Companions toward Ibn Sayyad. They found him playing with boys in the fortress of Banu Maghala, and Ibn Sayyad was nearing puberty. He did not notice them until the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, struck his back with his hand. Then he said: “Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?” Ibn Sayyad looked at him and said: “I testify that you are the Messenger of the unlettered people.” Ibn Sayyad said: “Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet pressed him back, then said: “I believe in Allah and His Messenger.” Then he said to Ibn Sayyad: “What do you see?” Ibn Sayyad said: “A truthful person and a liar come to me.” The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “The matter has been confused for you.” The Prophet said: “I have concealed something for you.” He said: “Smoke.” The Prophet said: “Be gone! You will not exceed your measure.” ‘Umar said: “Messenger of Allah, may I strike his neck?” The Prophet said: “If he is the one, you will not be empowered over him; and if he is not, there is no good for you in killing him.”

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Musa related to us, saying: Wuhayb related to us, saying: Ja‘far related to us, from his father, from Jabir, who said: When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was in a state of major ritual impurity, he would pour three handfuls of water over his head. Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad said: “Abu ‘Abdullah, my hair is more abundant than that.” He struck al-Hasan’s thigh with his hand and said: “My nephew, the Prophet’s hair was more abundant than yours, and more beautiful.”

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Musa related to us, saying: Abu ‘Awana related to us, from al-A‘mash, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fell from a horse in Madina onto a palm trunk, and his foot was dislocated. We used to visit him in a room belonging to ‘A’isha, may Allah be pleased with her. We came to him while he was praying seated, and we prayed standing. Then we came to him another time while he was performing an obligatory prayer seated, and we prayed standing behind him. He gestured to us to sit. When he had finished the prayer, he said: “When the imam prays seated, pray seated; and when he prays standing, pray standing. Do not stand while the imam is seated, as the Persians do for their dignitaries.”

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He said: A boy was born to a certain man among the Ansar, and he named him Muhammad. The Ansar said: “We will not give you the kunya of the Messenger of Allah.” Then we sat in the road, asking him about the Hour. He said: “Have you come to ask me about the Hour?” We said: “Yes.” He said: “No living soul will have a hundred years pass over it.” We said: “A boy was born to a certain man among the Ansar, and he named him Muhammad. The Ansar said: ‘We will not give you the kunya of the Messenger of Allah.’” He said: “The Ansar did well. Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya.”

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‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abdullah related to us, saying: al-Darawardi related to me, from Ja‘far, from his father, from Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed through the market, entering from part of al-‘Aliya, with people on both sides of him. He passed by a young goat with defective ears, reached out, and took it by the ear. Then he said: “Who among you would like this for a dirham?” They said: “We would not want it for anything. What would we do with it?” He said: “Would you like it to be yours?” They said: “No.” He asked them that three times. They said: “No, by Allah! If it were alive, it would be defective because it lacks two ears; so how could we want it when it is dead?” He said: “By Allah, this world is less valuable to Allah than this is to you.”

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Utayy ibn Damura said: I saw a man with Ubayy invoking the tribal affiliation of the Age of Ignorance. Ubayy told him to bite his father’s penis, without using a kunya. His companions looked at him, and he said, “It seems you disapprove of this.” He then said, “I will never fear anyone in this matter. I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ‘Whoever invokes the tribal affiliation of the Age of Ignorance, tell him to bite his father’s penis, and do not address him with a kunya.’”

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Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa‘d said: Ibn Umar’s foot had gone numb, and a man said to him, “Mention the person dearest to you.” He replied, “O Muhammad!”