Speech

Malik related to me that Safwan ibn Sulaym said, "The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, 'Can themumin be a coward?' He said, 'Yes.' He was asked, 'Can the mumin be amiser?' He said, 'Yes.' He was asked, 'Can the mumin be a liar?' Hesaid, 'No.' "

Malik related to me from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his fatherfrom Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Allah is pleased with three things from you,and He is angry with three things from you. He is pleased that youworship Him and do not associate anything with Him, and that you takehold of the rope of Allah altogether, and that you give good counselto the one to whom Allah gives command over you. He is angry with youfor gossip, squandering property, and asking too many questions."

Malik related to me from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from AbuHurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "One of the most evil of people is the two-faced personwho shows one face to these people and another face to those people."

Malik related to me that he had heard that Umm Salama, the wifeof the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"Messenger of Allah! Shall we be destroyed while there are people whoare salih among us?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Yes, if there is much wickedness."

Malik related to me that Ismail ibn Abi Hakim heard Umar ibn Abdal-Aziz say, "Some say that Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, will notpunish the many for the wrong action of the few. However, when theobjectionable action is committed openly, then they all deserve to bepunished."

Malik related to me from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha thatAnas ibn Malik said, "I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab, when I was goingout with him to visit an orchard, say to himself, and there was a wallbetween him and me and he was inside the garden, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab,amir al-muminin! Well done! Well done! By Allah, fear Allah or he willpunish you.' "

Malik said, "I heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad used to say, 'Ihave seen the people, (i.e. the companions), and they were notimpressed by speech.' " Malik said, "He meant that only action anddeeds would be looked at, not words."

Malik related to me that Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr wouldstop speaking when he heard thunder and say, "Glory be to Allah whomthe thunder glorifies with His praise and the angels from the fear ofHim." (Subhana-aladhee yusabihu ar-radu bi hamdihi wa mala'ikatu minkhiyfatihi.) Then he would say, "This is a severe warning to thepeople of the earth."

Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr fromA'isha, umm al-muminin that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, died, the wives of the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to send Uthman ibn Affanto Abu Bakr as-Siddiq to ask him about their inheritance from theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace A'ishasaid to them, "Didn't the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, say, 'No one inherits from us. What we leave issadaqa.' "

Malik related to me from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from AbuHurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "My inheritance is not divided up by the dinar. What Ileave apart from the maintenance of my wives and provision for myservant is sadaqa."