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Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated to us. He said: Fulayh narrated to us. And Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir narrated to me. He said: Muhammad ibn Fulayh narrated to us. He said: My father narrated to me. He said: Hilal ibn Ali narrated to me, from Ata ibn Yasar, from Abu Hurayra, who said: While the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in a gathering, speaking to the people, a Bedouin came to him and said: ‘When is the Hour?’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued speaking. Some people said: ‘He heard what he said and disliked it.’ Others said: ‘Rather, he did not hear him.’ When he finished speaking, he said: ‘Where is—I think he said—the questioner about the Hour?’ The man said: ‘Here I am, Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘When trust is squandered, expect the Hour.’ The man asked: ‘How is it squandered?’ He said: ‘When a matter is entrusted to someone unfit for it, expect the Hour.’

Abu al-Nu'man, Arim ibn al-Fadl, narrated to us. He said: Abu Awana narrated to us, from Abu Bishr, from Yusuf ibn Mahak, from Abdullah ibn Amr, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell behind us on a journey we had taken. He caught up with us when prayer had come due and we were performing ablution, wiping over our feet. He called out at the top of his voice: ‘Woe to the heels from the Fire!’—twice or three times.

Qutayba narrated to us. Ismail ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Among the trees there is a tree whose leaves do not fall, and it is like a Muslim. Tell me, what is it?’ The people began naming the trees of the open country. Abdullah said: It occurred to me that it was the date palm, but I felt shy. Then they said: ‘Tell us what it is, Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘It is the date palm.’

Khalid ibn Makhlad narrated to us. He said: Sulayman narrated to us. He said: Abdullah ibn Dinar narrated to us, from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘Among the trees there is a tree whose leaves do not fall, and it is like a Muslim. Tell me, what is it?’ He said: The people began naming the trees of the open country. Abdullah said: It occurred to me that it was the date palm. Then they said: ‘Tell us what it is, Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘It is the date palm.’

Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us. He said: Al-Layth narrated to us, from Sa'id—al-Maqburi, that is—from Sharik ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Namir, who heard Anas ibn Malik say: While we were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque, a man came in on a camel. He made it kneel in the mosque and tethered it. Then he asked them: ‘Which of you is Muhammad?’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reclining among them. We said: ‘That fair-skinned man reclining there.’ The man said to him: ‘Son of Abd al-Muttalib.’ The Prophet said: ‘I am here to answer you.’ The man said to the Prophet: ‘I am going to question you, and I will be demanding in my questioning, so do not take offense at me.’ He said: ‘Ask whatever you wish.’ The man said: ‘I adjure you by your Lord and the Lord of those before you: Did Allah send you to all people?’ He said: ‘Yes, by Allah.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah: Did Allah command you to pray the five prayers in the day and night?’ He said: ‘Yes, by Allah.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah: Did Allah command you to fast this month of the year?’ He said: ‘Yes, by Allah.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah: Did Allah command you to take this charity from our wealthy and distribute it among our poor?’ The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Yes, by Allah.’ The man said: ‘I believe in what you have brought, and I am the envoy of my people who are behind me. I am Dimam ibn Tha'laba, brother of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr.’ Musa and Ali ibn Abd al-Hamid also narrated this from Sulayman, from Thabit, from Anas, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), similarly.

Ismail ibn Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to me, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Mas'ud, that Abdullah ibn Abbas informed him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man with his letter and instructed him to deliver it to the ruler of Bahrain. The ruler of Bahrain passed it on to Kisra. When Kisra read it, he tore it up. I think Ibn al-Musayyab said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed against them, that they be torn apart utterly.

Muhammad ibn Muqatil Abu al-Hasan narrated to us. He said: Abdullah informed us. He said: Shu'ba informed us, from Qatada, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a letter—or intended to write one. He was told: ‘They do not read a letter unless it is sealed.’ So he had a silver ring made, engraved: ‘Muhammad, Messenger of Allah.’ It is as though I can see its whiteness in his hand. I said to Qatada: ‘Who said, “It was engraved: Muhammad, Messenger of Allah”?’ He said: ‘Anas.’

Isma'il narrated to us, saying: Malik told me, from Ishaq ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Talhah, that Abu Murrah, the freedman of 'Aqil ibn Abi Talib, informed him from Abu Waqid al-Laythi that while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque with the people, three men came. Two came toward the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), while one went away. He said: The two stood before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). One of them saw an opening in the circle and sat in it, while the other sat behind them; the third turned away and left. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had finished, he said: ‘Shall I tell you about the three men? One of them sought refuge with Allah, so Allah gave him refuge. The second felt shy, so Allah showed him consideration. The third turned away, so Allah turned away from him.’

Musaddad narrated to us, saying: Bishr narrated to us, saying: Ibn 'Awn narrated to us, from Ibn Sirin, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, from his father, who mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) mounted his camel, while a man held its halter—or its reins. He said: ‘What day is this?’ We remained silent until we thought he would give it a name other than its own. He said: ‘Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?’ We said: ‘Indeed.’ He said: ‘What month is this?’ We remained silent until we thought he would call it by a name other than its own. He said: ‘Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah?’ We said: ‘Indeed.’ He said: ‘Your blood, your property, and your honor are sacred to one another, as sacred as this day of yours, this month of yours, and this land of yours. Let those present convey this to those absent, for perhaps the one who is present will convey it to someone who understands it better than he does.’

Musaddad narrated to us, saying: Bishr narrated to us, saying: Ibn 'Awn narrated to us, from Ibn Sirin, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, from his father, who mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) mounted his camel, while a man held its halter—or its reins. He said: ‘What day is this?’ We remained silent until we thought he would give it a name other than its own. He said: ‘Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?’ We said: ‘Indeed.’ He said: ‘What month is this?’ We remained silent until we thought he would call it by a name other than its own. He said: ‘Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah?’ We said: ‘Indeed.’ He said: ‘Your blood, your property, and your honor are sacred to one another, as sacred as this day of yours, this month of yours, and this land of yours. Let those present convey this to those absent, for perhaps the one who is present will convey it to someone who understands it better than he does.’

Muhammad ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Sufyan informed us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Wa'il, from Ibn Mas'ud, who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to choose suitable times to exhort us, on different days, out of concern that we might become weary.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Shu'bah narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Tayyah told me, from Anas, from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said: ‘Make things easy and do not make them difficult; give glad tidings and do not drive people away.’

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us, from Mansur, from Abu Wa'il, who said: 'Abd Allah used to remind the people every Thursday. A man said to him: ‘Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, I wish you would remind us every day.’ He replied: ‘What prevents me from doing so is that I dislike making you weary. I choose suitable times to admonish you, just as the Prophet (ﷺ) used to choose suitable times to admonish us, for fear that we might become weary.’

Sa'id ibn 'Ufayr narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, from Yunus, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Humayd ibn 'Abd al-Rahman said: I heard Mu'awiyah, delivering a sermon, say: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘If Allah wills good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion. I am only a distributor, and Allah is the Giver. This community will continue to uphold Allah's command, unharmed by those who oppose them, until Allah's command comes.’

'Ali narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abi Najih told me, from Mujahid, who said: I accompanied Ibn 'Umar to Medina, and I did not hear him narrate from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) except one hadith. He said: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) when the heart of a palm was brought to him. He said: ‘Among the trees there is a tree whose likeness is that of a Muslim.’ I wanted to say, ‘It is the date palm,’ but I was the youngest of the people, so I remained silent. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘It is the date palm.’

Al-Humaydi narrated to us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid told me—by a route other than the one al-Zuhri narrated to us—saying: I heard Qays ibn Abi Hazim say: I heard 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud say: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no envy except in two cases: a man whom Allah has given wealth and enabled to spend it in the right way, and a man whom Allah has given wisdom, so he judges by it and teaches it.’

Muhammad ibn Ghurayr al-Zuhri narrated to us, saying: Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, saying: My father told me, from Salih, from Ibn Shihab, who related that 'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Abd Allah informed him from Ibn 'Abbas that he and al-Hurr ibn Qays ibn Hisn al-Fazari disputed about the companion of Musa. Ibn 'Abbas said: ‘He is Khidr.’ Ubayy ibn Ka'b passed by them, so Ibn 'Abbas called him and said: ‘My companion and I have disputed about the companion of Musa, the one for whom Musa asked to be shown the way to meet him. Have you heard the Prophet (ﷺ) mention his story?’ He replied: ‘Yes. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: While Musa was among a gathering of the Children of Israel, a man came to him and asked, “Do you know anyone more learned than you?” Musa said, “No.” Allah then revealed to Musa: “Yes—Our servant Khidr.” Musa asked to be shown the way to him, and Allah made the fish a sign for him. He was told: “When you lose the fish, turn back, for you will meet him.” Musa followed the fish’s tracks in the sea. Musa’s young attendant said to him: “Do you remember when we took shelter by the rock? I forgot the fish—and none made me forget to mention it but Satan.” Musa said: “That is what we were seeking.” So they retraced their steps, following their tracks, and found Khidr. Their story then unfolded as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, related in His Book.’

Abu Ma'mar narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-Warith narrated to us, saying: Khalid narrated to us, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) embraced me and said: ‘O Allah, teach him the Book.’