Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Recognition
كتاب المعرفة
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Sulayman ibn Harb related to us: Hammad ibn Zayd related to us, from Ayyub, from Abu al-Malih, from a man of his people who had been a Companion, who said: The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘When Allah wills to take a servant’s life in a land, He gives him a need there.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic uses “take” as a euphemism for death and says Allah makes/places a need for the person in that land.
إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ قَبْضَ عَبْدٍ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ بِهَا حَاجَةً
The source uses a euphemism for death and a compact expression for the need that brings the person to that land.
Would “creates a need for him there” better preserve the wording than “gives him a need there”?
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Hafs ibn ‘Umar related to us: Yazid ibn Ibrahim related to us: Muhammad ibn Sirin related to us, from Abu Hurayrah, who blew his nose into his garment and then said: ‘Well, well! Abu Hurayrah is blowing his nose into linen! You saw me collapsing between ‘A’ishah’s room and the pulpit, while people said, “He is mad,” when nothing was wrong with me except hunger.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The exclamation بخ بخ expresses admiration or surprise. Abu Hurayrah contrasts the linen garment with his earlier collapse from hunger.
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Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: ‘Abdah informed us, from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr, who said: Abu Salamah related to us, from Abu Hurayrah: They said: ‘Messenger of Allah, we find within ourselves something that we dislike speaking of, even though all that the sun rises upon belongs to us.’ He asked: ‘Have you really found that within yourselves?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘That is clear faith.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source clause وإن لنا ما طلعت عليه الشمس means “and we have/own all that the sun rises upon”; it does not say that the feeling lasted since sunrise.
إِنَّا نَجِدُ فِي أَنْفُسِنَا شَيْئًا مَا نُحِبُّ أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ وَإِنَّ لَنَا مَا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ،
The source contrasts an unwelcome inner thought with the fact that they possess everything the sun shines upon; the witness says they had been in that state since sunrise.
Should the phrase be understood as an expression of having immense worldly wealth, as translated here?
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And from Jarir, from Layth, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, who said: My maternal uncle and I entered upon ‘A’ishah. He said: ‘Something comes into one of our hearts which, if we were to speak it, would destroy our Hereafter, and if it were exposed, we would be killed for it.’ She said: ‘Allah is greatest!’ three times. Then she said: ‘The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about that, and he said: “When that occurs to one of you, let him proclaim Allah’s greatness three times, for only a believer feels it.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says خالي, my maternal uncle, while the English witness says maternal aunt. The opening “And from” is retained as the source begins with a continuation particle.
عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَخَالِي عَلَى عَائِشَةَ،
The Arabic خالي denotes a maternal uncle; the witness says maternal aunt.
None; the translation follows the Arabic term.
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And from ‘Uqbah ibn Khalid al-Sakuni, who said: Abu Sa‘d Sa‘id ibn Marzuban related to us: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘People will keep asking about what does not exist until they say: “Allah is the Creator of everything, so who created Allah?”’
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The Arabic gives the question as the endpoint of people’s asking; the preceding clause says Allah is the Creator of everything.
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Isma‘il related to us: Malik related to 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: ‘Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false kind of speech. Do not spy on one another, do not vie with one another, do not turn your backs on one another, do not envy one another, and do not hate one another. Be servants of Allah and brothers.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source says تنافسوا (vie/compete with one another); the English witness gives an expanded sales-related meaning (“ensnare one another”), which is not present in this wording.
وَلاَ تَنَافَسُوا،
The Arabic verb means to compete or vie with one another; it does not mention tricking someone in a sale.
None; the translation follows the Arabic word in this source.
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Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Hammad ibn Salamah related to us: Thabit informed us, from Anas, who said: While the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, was with one of his wives, a man passed by. The Prophet called him and said: ‘So-and-so, this is my wife, so-and-so.’ The man replied: ‘If there were anyone I might suspect, it would not be you.’ The Prophet said: ‘Satan flows through the son of Adam as blood flows.’
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The source does not name the wife or the man; both remain anonymous as so-and-so.
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Yusuf ibn Ya‘qub related to us: Yahya ibn Sa‘id, the brother of ‘Ubayd al-Qurashi, related to us: al-A‘mash related to us, from Abu Wa’il, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: ‘The person who has been robbed keeps growing suspicious until he becomes worse than the thief.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The final comparison is translated directly; the saying warns that a victim’s suspicion can grow excessive.
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Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Hammad ibn Salamah related to us: ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Uthman ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Samurah informed us, from Bilal ibn Sa‘d al-Ash‘ari, that Mu‘awiyah wrote to Abu al-Darda’: ‘Write to me the names of the immoral people of Damascus.’ He said: ‘What have I to do with the immoral people of Damascus? How would I know them?’ His son Bilal said: ‘I will write them down,’ and he did so. Abu al-Darda’ asked: ‘How did you know? You could only know that they are immoral if you are one of them. Begin with yourself.’ He did not send their names.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic names Abu al-Darda’ as Mu‘awiyah’s correspondent and says that the names were ultimately not sent.
أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ كَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ: اكْتُبْ إِلَيَّ فُسَّاقَ دِمَشْقَ،
The source says Abu al-Darda’; the English witness says Abu Dharr.
None; the translation follows the named recipient in Arabic.
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Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Sukayn ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Qays related to me, from his father, who said: I visited ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar while a young woman was removing hair from him. He said: ‘Nura depilatory thins the skin.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
النورة is a depilatory preparation traditionally made with lime/arsenic compounds; the report simply says it thins the skin and does not specify the hair removed.
وَقَالَ: النُّورَةُ تُرِقُّ الْجِلْدَ.
The report names the depilatory preparation النورة and does not state which body hair was being removed.
Should النورة be transliterated with a short explanatory gloss as here?
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Yahya ibn Qaza‘ah related to us: Ibrahim ibn Sa‘d related to us, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘The fitrah consists of five: circumcision, removal of the pubic hair, plucking the armpit hair, trimming the moustache, and clipping the nails.’
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This variant lists the same five practices in a different order from other reports.
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Musaddad related to us: Yazid ibn Zuray‘ related to us: ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ishaq related to us: Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id al-Maqburi related to me, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace: ‘Five practices belong to the fitrah: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, clipping the nails, plucking the underarm hair, and trimming the moustache.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic in this block reads نتف الضبع; the English witness interprets this as plucking the armpit hair, which is the conventional list item but differs from the literal word in this source.
وَنَتْفُ الضَّبْعِ،
The Arabic reads الضبع rather than the expected الإبط; the witness supplies the conventional “armpit” sense.
Is الضبع a textual variant or corruption for الإبط in this report?
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‘Abd al-‘Aziz related to us: Malik related to me, from Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id al-Maqburi, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah: ‘Five practices belong to the fitrah: clipping the nails, trimming the moustache, plucking the armpit hair, shaving the pubic hair, and circumcision.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report gives the five practices in a different order from the preceding variants.
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Abu ‘Asim related to us, from Ja‘far ibn Yahya ibn Thawban, who said: ‘Umarah ibn Thawban related to me: Abu al-Tufayl related to me: I saw the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, distributing meat at al-Ji‘ranah. At the time I was a boy carrying a camel’s limb. A woman came to him, and he spread his cloak for her. I asked, “Who is this?” He said: “This is his mother, who suckled him.”’
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The woman is identified as the Prophet’s foster mother, the woman who nursed him; the Arabic does not name her in this report.
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Abu Nu‘aym related to us: Yunus related to us, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah: A man said: ‘May Allah set the commander right: your gatekeeper recognizes certain men and gives them preference in granting access.’ He replied: ‘May Allah excuse him! Recognizing people is useful when dealing with a vicious dog or a charging camel.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The short exchange is preserved literally; the point of the reply about recognizing people and dangerous animals is not made explicit in the Arabic source.
إِنَّ الْمَعْرِفَةَ لَتَنْفَعُ عِنْدَ الْكَلْبِ الْعَقُورِ، وَعِنْدَ الْجَمَلِ الصَّؤُولِ
The proverb-like reply may refer to knowing people or recognizing a dangerous animal; the analogy is compressed and the referent is not clarified.
Should المعرفة here be understood as familiarity/recognition of people, or as identifying dangerous animals?
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Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Abu ‘Awanah related to us, from Mughirah, from Ibrahim, who said: ‘Our companions used to permit us all kinds of play except for dogs.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah said: ‘He means for boys.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The final editorial gloss specifies that the permission to play refers to children.
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Musa related to us: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz related to us: A virtuous elder, known by the kunya Abu ‘Uqbah, related to me, saying: I was once walking along the road with Ibn ‘Umar. He passed by some Abyssinian boys and saw them playing, so he took out two dirhams and gave them to them.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
In the Arabic, Ibn ‘Umar is the one who passes the boys, sees them playing, and gives them the two dirhams.
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‘Abd Allah related to us: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Abi Salamah informed me, from Hisham, from his father, from ‘A’ishah: The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to send my companions to me, and they would play with dolls—little girls’ toys.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source clarifies اللعب as dolls/toys for little girls; the wording is preserved without expanding the report beyond that gloss.
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Shihab ibn Ma‘mar related to us: Hammad ibn Salamah related to us, from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw a man following a pigeon and said: ‘A devil following a she-devil.’
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The Arabic feminine form شيطانة (“she-devil”) is retained in the second half of the saying.
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Musa ibn Isma‘il related to us: Yusuf ibn ‘Abdah related to us: al-Hasan related to us, who said: ‘Whenever ‘Uthman delivered a Friday sermon, he ordered that dogs be killed and pigeons slaughtered.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source says every Friday sermon (Jumu‘ah) was accompanied by an order concerning dogs and pigeons.