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Hadith of the Prophet told to us by AbuDharr al-GhaffariSubject Hadith SourceAbuDharrbecomes MuslimVersion 1

Abdullah Ibn Abbas said: When the news of the advent of the Prophet reached AbuDharr, he said to his brother,

"Ride to this valley and bring me the news of this man who claims to be a Prophet receiving information from Heaven.

Listen to him and then come to me." His brother set out till he met the Prophet and listened to his speech and

returned to AbuDharr and said to him, "I have seen him exhorting people to virtues and his speech was not like

poetry." AbuDharr said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I wanted."So, he took some food and a water-skin full of water and set out till he reached Mecca, where he went to

the Kaba looking for the Prophet, whom he did not know, and he would not like to ask someone about him. So, a

portion of the night had passed when Ali saw him and realized that he was a stranger. He invited AbuDharr to follow

him (to his house), but neither of them asked the other about anything till it was morning, when he carried his

water-skin and food and went to the Kaba. He spent that day without being observed by the Prophet till it was night,

when he returned to his sleeping place.

Ali again passed by him and said, "Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet?" So, Ali let him get up

and took him (to his house), but neither of them asked the other about anything, till it was the third day when Ali

had the same experience with him and AbuDharr again stayed with him.

Ali then asked, "Won't you tell me what has brought you here?" He replied, "If you promise and agree that

you will be my guide, then I will tell you." When Ali did, AbuDharr informed him (of his purpose). Ali said, "It is theTruth, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. So when the morning comes, follow me, and if I should perceive any

danger threatening you, I will give you a hint by pretending to go to the watercloset. But if I keep on walking, follow

me till you enter the place that I will enter." AbuDharr agreed and followed Ali till he entered the place of the

Prophet and AbuDharr entered with him. He then listened to the speech of the Prophet and embraced Islam on that

very spot.

The Prophet said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (of this religion) till you receive my

(further) orders." AbuDharr said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I will proclaim my conversion to Islam publicly

amongst them (Meccas unbelievers)." He went out till he reached the Kaba and announced as loudly as possible, "I

testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The

people then got up and beat him till they knocked him down. Al-Abbas came and threw himself over him (to protecthim) saying, -Woe to you! Don't you know that he is from Ghifar and that is the route of your merchants towards

Sham (Syria)?" Thus he saved him from them. AbuDharr did the same on the next day and the people beat him again

and Al-Abbas drew himself over him (as before).

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Abu Jamra said: Abdullah ibn Abbas said to us, "Shall I tell you the story of AbuDharr's conversion to Islam?" We

said, "Yes." He said, AbuDharr said: I was a man from the tribe of Ghifar. We heard that a man had appeared in

Mecca, claiming to be a Prophet. I said to my brother, Go to that man and talk to him and bring me his news.' He set

out, met him and returned. I asked him, 'What is the news with you?' He said, 'By Allah, I saw a man enjoining what

is good and forbidding what is evil.' I said to him, 'You have not satisfied me with this little information.' So, I took

a waterskin and a stick and proceeded towards Mecca. I did not know him (the Prophet), nor did I want to ask anyone

about him. I kept on drinking Zam-zam water and staying near the Kaba. Then Ali passed by me and said, 'It seems

you are a stranger?' I said, 'Yes.' He proceeded to his house and I accompanied him. Neither did he ask me anything,

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nor did I tell him anything.

Next morning I went to the Kaba to ask about the Prophet but no one told me anything about him. Ali passed

by me again and asked, 'Hasn't the man recognized his dwelling place yet?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Come along with

me.' He asked me, 'What is your business? What has brought you to this town?' I said to him, 'If you keep my

secret, I will tell you.' He said, 'I will.' So I said to him, 'We have heard that a person has appeared here, claiming

to be a Prophet. I sent my brother to speak to him and when he returned, he did not bring a satisfactory report, so I

thought I should meet him personally.' Ali said to him, 'You have reached your goal. I am going to him just now, so

follow me, and wherever I enter, enter after me. If I should see someone who may cause you trouble, I will stand

near a wall pretending to mend my shoes (as a warning), and you should go (another direction) then.'

Ali proceeded and I accompanied him till he entered a place, and I entered with him to the Prophet to whom

I said, 'Present (the principles of) Islam to me.' When he did, I embraced Islam immediately. He said to me, 'O

AbuDharr! Keep your conversion a secret and return to your town; and when you hear of our victory, return to us.' I

said, 'By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I will announce my conversion to Islam publicly amongst them (the

Meccans),'

AbuDharr then went to the Kaba, where some people from Quraish were present, and said, 'O folk of

Quraish! I testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is Allah's

Slave and His Messenger.' (Hearing that) the Quraishi men said, 'Get this Sabi (muslim)!' They got up and beat me

nearly to death. Al-Abbas saw me and threw himself over me to protect me. He then faced them and said, 'Woe toyou! You want to kill a man from the tribe of Ghifar, even though your trade and your communications go through the

territory of Ghifar?' They then left me. The next morning I returned and said the same as I had said on the day

before. They again said, 'Get this Sabi!' I was treated in the same way as on the previous day, and again Al-Abbas

found me and threw himself over me to protect me and told them the same as he had said the day before.' So, that

was the conversion of AbuDharr to Islam."

Abdullah Ibn Abbas said: When AbuDharr received the news of the arrival of a prophet he said to his brother, "Ride

to this valley (of Mecca) and try to find out the truth of the person who claims to be a prophet who is informed of

the news of Heaven. Listen to what he says and come back and tell me." So his brother set out and came to the

Prophet and listened to some of his talks, and returned to AbuDharr and said to him, "I have seen him enjoining

virtuous behavior and saying something that is not poetry." AbuDharr said, "You have not satisfied me as to what I

wanted."

He then took his journey-food and carried a water-skin of his, containing some water till be reached Mecca.

He went to the Kaba and searched for the Prophet and though he did not know him, he hated to ask anybody about

him. When a part of the night had passed away, Ali saw him and knew that he was a stranger. So when AbuDharr saw

Ali, he followed him, and none of them asked each other about anything, and when it was dawn, AbuDharr took his

journey-food and his water-skin to the Kaba and stayed there all the day long without being perceived by the

Prophet, and when it was evening, he came back to his place of rest. Ali passed by him and said, "Does the man not

known his dwelling place yet?" So Ali woke him up and took him with him and none of them spoke to the other about

anything.

When it was the third day. Ali did the same and AbuDharr stayed with him. Then Ali said, "Will you tell me

what has brought you here?" AbuDharr said, "If you give me a firm promise that you will guide me, then I will tell

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you." 'Ali promised him, and he informed 'Ali about the matter. 'Ali said, "It is true, and he is the Messenger of

Allah. Next morning when you get up, come with me, and if I see any danger for you, I will stop as if to pass water,

but if I keep going, follow me and enter the place which I will enter." AbuDharr did so, and followed Ali till he

entered the place of the Prophet, and AbuDharr went in with him, AbuDharr listened to some of the Prophet's talks

and embraced Islam on the spot. The Prophet said to him, "Go back to your people and inform them (about Islam) till

you receive my order." AbuDharr said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, I will proclaim my conversion loudly amongst

them (Meccans)." So he went out, and when he reached the mosque, he said as loudly as possible, "I bear witness

that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." The people got up

and beat him painfully. Then Al-Abbas came and knelt over him and said, "Woe to you! Don't you know that this man

belongs to the tribe of Ghifar and your trade to Sham is through their way?" So he rescued him from them.

AbuDharr did it again the next day. They beat him and took vengeance on him and again Al-Abbas knelt over him.

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Abdullah ibn as-Samit reported that AbuDharr said: We set out from our tribe Ghifar who look upon the prohibited

months as permissible months (to fight). My brother Unays, our mother and I stayed with our maternal uncle who

treated us well. The men of his tribe felt jealous and they said (to my uncle): When you are away from your house,

Unays commits adultery with your wife. Our uncle came and he accused us about which he had been informed. I said:

You have undone the good you did to us. We cannot stay with you after this. We came to our camels and loaded (our)

luggage. Our uncle began to weep, covering himself with (a piece of) cloth. We proceeded until we encamped by theside of Mecca. Unays cast lot on the camels (we had) and an equal number (above that). They both went to a Kahin

and he made Unays win and Unays came with our camels and an equal number along with them.

He (AbuDharr) said: My nephew, I used to observe prayer three years before my meeting with Allah's

Messenger. I asked: To whom did you say your prayer? He said: To Allah. I asked: In which direction did you

turn your face (for observing prayer)? He said: I used to turn my face as Allah has directed me to turn my face. I

used to observe the night prayer towards the end of night and I fell down in prostration like a mantle until the sun

rose over me.

He (AbuDharr) said: Unays said: I have work in Mecca, so you had better stay here. Unays continued until

he came to Mecca and he came back to me late. I said: What did you do? He said: I met a person in Mecca who is

of your religion and he claims that verily it is Allah Who has sent him. I asked: What do the people say about him?

He said: They say that he is a poet or a Kahin or magician. Unays who was himself one of the poets said: I have

heard the words of a Kahin but his words are not like that at all. I also compared his words with the verses of poets

but such words cannot be uttered by any poet. By Allah, he is truthful and they are liars. Then I said: You stay

here while I go to see him.

He (AbuDharr) said: I came to Mecca and I selected an insignificant person from amongst them and asked

him: Where is he whom you call a Sabi? He pointed towards me, saying: He is Sabi. Thereupon the people of the

valley attacked me with sods and bows until I fell down unconscious. I stood up after regaining consciousness and I

found that I resembled a red idol. I went to the Zamzam well, washed blood from myself and drank water from it.

Listen, O son of my brother, I stayed there for thirty nights or days and there was no food for me but the water of

Zamzam. And I became so emaciated that there appeared wrinkles upon my stomach, yet I did not feel any hunger.

In those days the people of Mecca slept during the moonlit night and there was none to circumambulate the

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House except two women who had been invoking the name of Isafa and Na'ilah (the two idols). They came to me while

on their circuit and I said: Marry one to the other, but they did not dissuade from their invocation. They came to

me and I said to them: Insert wood (in the idols' private parts). I said this to them in such plain words as I could

not express it in metaphorical terms. These women went away crying and saying: Had there been one amongst our

people (he would have taught a lesson to you for the obscene words you used for our idols). These women met Allah's

Messenger and AbuBakr who had also been coming down the hill. He asked them: What happened? They said: It is

Sabi, who has hidden himself between the Ka'bah and its curtain. He asked: What did he say to you? They said:

He uttered such words before us as we cannot express. Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came and he kissed

the Black Stone, circumambulated the House along with his companion and then observed prayer.

AbuDharr said: When he had finished his prayer, I was the first to greet him with the salutation of peace

and uttered (the words) in this way Allah's Messenger, may there be peace upon you. Thereupon he replied: May it

be upon you too, and the mercy of Allah. He then said: Who are you? I said: From the tribe of Ghifar. He praised

his hand and placed his finger on his forehead and I thought to myself: Perhaps he does not like my belonging to the

tribe of Ghifar. I attempted to catch hold of his hand but his friend, who knew about him more than I, dissuaded me

from doing so. He then lifted his head and asked: For how long have you been here? I said: I have been here for

the last thirty nights or days. He asked: Who has been feeding you? I said: There has been no food for me but

the water of Zamzam. I have grown so emaciated that there are wrinkles upon my stomach and I do not feel any

hunger. He said: 'It is blessed (water) and it also serves as food. Thereupon AbuBakr said: Allah's Messenger, letme serve as a host to him for tonight. Then Allah's Messenger proceeded forth, so did AbuBakr, and I went with

them.

AbuBakr opened the door and then he brought for us the raisins of Ta'if and that was the first food which

I ate there. Then I stayed as long as I had to stay. I then came to Allah's Messenger and he said: I have been

shown the land abounding in trees and I think it must be that of Yathrib (that is the old name of Medina). You will be

a preacher to your people on my behalf. I hope Allah wi ll benefit them through you and He will reward you.

I back came to Unays and he asked: What did you do? I said: What I did is embrace Islam and testified

(to the prophethood of Allah's Messenger). He said: I have no aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam

and testify (to the prophethood of Muhammad). Then both of us came to our mother and she said: I have no

aversion for your religion and I also embrace Islam and testify to the prophethood of Muhammad. We then loaded

our camels and came back to our tribe of Ghifar and half of the tribe embraced Islam and their chief was Ayma ibn

Rahadah Ghifari. He was their leader and half of the tribe said: We will embrace Islam when Allah's Messenger

(peace be upon him) would come to Medina, and when Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came to Medina the

remaining half also embraced Islam. Then the tribe Aslam came to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and said:

Allah's Messenger, we also embrace Islam like our brothers who have embraced Islam. And they also embraced

Islam. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Allah granted pardon to the tribe of Ghifar and Allah

saved (from destruction) the tribe of Aslam.

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: Go to your people and say that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) says:

Ghifar (is a tribe) to whom Allah granted pardon, and Aslam (is the tribe to whom Allah granted safety.

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prophetsguardians

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said, "Every Prophet has seven eminent men who are guardians, but I have been given

fourteen." Ali was asked who they were and replied, "I, my two sons, Jafar, Hamzah, AbuBakr, Umar, Musab ibn

Umayr, Bilal, Salman, Ammar, Abdullah ibn Masud, AbuDharr and al-Miqdad."

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Allah loves him Buraydah said, the Prophet said, "Allah, Who is Blessed and Exalted has commanded me to love four people, and He has

informed me that He loves them." He was asked to name them and said, "Ali is one of them (saying that three times), alsoAbuDharr, al-Miqdad and Salman. He has commanded me to love them, and He has informed me that He loves them."

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speaks the truth Ibn Amr heard the Prophet say:The sky has not covered and the Earth has not carried anyone more truthful than AbuDhar Tirmidhi6229

keeps his word The Prophet said, "The sky has not covered and the Earth has not carried anyone who speaks more truthfully or is

more faithful in keeping his word than AbuDharr. He resembles Jesus, son of Mary," i.e. in asceticism.

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his service The Prophet addressed me, saying: O AbuDharr! I replied: At thy service and at thy pleasure, Messenger of Allah!

may I be ransom for thee (or may my father and mother be sacrificed for you).

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taqwa AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said, he knew a verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, For him

who fears Allah He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision from an unimagined source.'

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Allahlight

AbuDharr said: I asked the Messenger of Allah Did you see thy Lord?

He said: He (Allah) is a Light; how could I see Him?

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who Allah loves AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "There are three whom Allah loves and three whom Allahhates. Those whom Allah loves are:

(1) a man who, when one came and begged from some people in Allah's name, not because of any relationship between himand them, and was refused by them, withdrew from them and gave him something secretly, no one knowing of the gift but

Allah and the one who gave it;(2) a man who travelled all night with people till sleep was more desirable to them than anything which could be comparedwith it, and when they laid down their heads he stood up and engaged in his devotions and recited verses of the Qur'an;

(3) and a man who was in a (military) detachment which met the enemy and was routed, yet he went straight forward till hewas killed or given victory.

The three whom Allah hates are: -an old man who commits fornication; -a poor man who is proud; -and a rich man who isoppressive."

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love and hatefor Allah

AbuDharr said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The best of the actions is to love for the sake of Allah

and to hate for the sake of Allah.

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lovehatefor Allah

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) came out to us and said, "Do you know which action is dearest

to Allah Most High?" When one man had suggested prayer and zakat, and another, jihad, the Prophet said, "The

action dearest to Allah Most High is love for Allah's sake and hatred for Allah's sake."

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successheart

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, He has been successful whose heart Allah has made

sincere towards faith, whose heart He has made free from unbelief, his tongue truthful, his soul calm, his nature

straight, whose ear He has made attentive and his eye observant. The ear is a funnel and the eye is a repository for

what the heart learns. He is successful whose heart is made retentive.

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prepare The Messenger of Allah said to AbuDharr, O AbuDharr! Mend the ship for the sea is deep, take all of the provisions

for the journey is long, lighten the load for the obstacles are difficult, and make sincere your actions for the Critic

is All-Seeing.

Ibn Hajar

Hadith Qudsi AbuDhar said: The Prophet said: Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, stated:'He who comes with goodness, there are in store for him ten like those and even more than those;And he who comes with vice, it is only for that that he is called to account. I even forgive him (as I like);

And he who draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit;And he who draws close to Me by the cubit I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two hands;

And he who walks towards Me I rush towards him;And he who meets Me in the state that his sins fill the earth, but not associating anything with Me,

I would meet Him with the same (vastness) of pardon (on My behalf)."AbuHurairas Version:I am as My servant thinks I am (or expects Me to be). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mentionof Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; And if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him

in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hands span, I draw near to him an arms length; And if hedraws near to Me an arms length, I draw near to him a fathoms length; And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at

speed.

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AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said that Allah the Most High says,My servants,All of you are astray except him whom I have guided,if you ask Me for guidance I will guide you.All of you are poor except him whom I have enriched, if you ask of me I will give you provision.

All of you are sinners except him whom I have preserved (from sin), if any of you knows that I have power to pardon andask my pardon I will pardon him, and I do not care.

If the first and the last of you, the living and the dead among you, those of you who are fresh and those of you who arewithered, all had hearts as pious as the heart of the most pious of My servants, that would not add as much as a gnat'swing to My dominion.

If the first and last of you, the living and the dead among you, those of you who are fresh and those of you who arewithered, all had hearts as wretched as the heart of the most wretched of My servants, that would not diminish as much

as a gnat's wing from My dominion.If the first and last of you, the living and the dead among you, those of you who are fresh and those of you who are

withered, were gathered in one plain, each one of you asking all he could hope for, and I were to grant the request of eachof you who asked, that would cause no more change in My dominion than if one of you passed by the sea and, after dipping a

needle in it, took it out, that being because I am Generous and Glorious, doing what I wish.

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My giving is speech and my punishment is speech.

My command to a thing when I want it is just to say to it `Be' and it comes into being.24 Hadith Qudsi

Version2AbuDharr said: The Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace, transmitted these words directly from the Most High:

O cherished servants, as I have made injustice unlawful for Me, so I have made it unlawful for you. Be not unjust.O servants, all of you are wandering astray except the ones whom I have guided. Ask Me to guide and I will guide you.

O servents, all of you are hungry except those whom I have fed. Ask Me to feed you and I will feed you.O servants, all of you are naked except those whom I have clothed, Ask Me to clothe you and I will clothe you.

O servants, indeed you are erring night and day, yet I forgive all offences. Ask Me to forgive and I will forgive you.O servants, although you may think you are doing harm to Me through your negative actions, no harm can reach Me.

Although you may imagine you are benefitting Me through your good deeds, these acts of yours cannot add the leastparticle of goodness to My own overflowing Goodness.

O servents, even if the entire spectrum of intellengent beings - from the first of you to the last of you, from human beingsto beings on subtle planes possessed the heart of the most evolved ones among you, this would add nothing to My Kingdom.

O servants, even if all intelligent beings, from the first to last, possessed the heart of the most rebellious ones among you,this would take nothing away from My Kingdom.O servants, if all intellengent beings, visible and invisible, gathered together and demanded the most sublime wishes from

Me and I granted every one of them, this would in no way diminish the treasures that are with Me, any more than a neddledipped in the ocean would decrease the ocean.

O servents, I take account of your deeds only according to their subtle inner intentions, and it is according to theseintentions that I will fully reward you.

O servants, those who see goodness all around them are opening their entire being to the praise of Allah. Those who findother than the good can blame only themselves.

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AbuDharr said: The Prophet stated that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:O My servants, I have made oppression unlawful for Me and unlawful for you, so do not oppress one another.

O My servants, all of you are astray except the one whom I guide, so seek guidance of Me and I will guide you.O My servants, all of you are hungry except the one whom I feed, so beg food of Me and I will feed you.

O My servants, all of you are naked except the one whom I have clothed, so beg clothes of Me and I will clothe you.O My servants, you commit error night and day and I am there to forgive your sins, so beg pardon of Me and I will grant it.

O My servants, even if the first amongst you, the last amongst you, the whole human race, and that of Jinns, all become asGod-conscious like the most pious heart of a single person amongst you, it will not add to My Power.

O My servants, even if the first amongst you, the last amongst you, the whole human race, and that of Jinns, all become aswicked like the most wicked heart of a single person amongst you, it will cause no loss of My Power.

O My servants, even if the first amongst you, the last amongst you, the whole human race, and that of Jinns, all stand inone place and ask Me and I confer upon everyone what he asks for, it will not decrease what I have,

not even as much as what happens to the ocean by dipping a needle in it (the tiny amount of water that adheres to it).O My servants, it is but your deeds, which I am recording for you, and then I shall reward you for.

So let him who finds good praise Allah and him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself.Sa'id said that when AbuIdris Khawlani narrated this hadith he knelt down.

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good deeds a good one you will (cancel it out); and behave well towards people. AhmadDarimi

good deedsslavery

AbuDharr said: I asked the Prophet, What is the best deed? He replied, To believe in Allah and to fight for His cause. I

then asked, What is the best kind of manumission (freeing of slaves)? He replied, The freeing of the most expensive slaveand the most beloved by his master. I said, What if I cannot afford to do that? He said, Help the weak or do good for a

person who cannot work for himself. I said, If I cannot do that? He said, Refrain from harming others for this will beregarded as a charitable deed for your own good.

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AbuDharr reported that he once asked the Prophet, which was the best of all deeds.

The Prophet replied, Faith in Allah and jihad in His way.Then he asked which slave was the best to set free.The Prophet replied, The most valuable ones in terms of their price and utility to those who possess them.

Then he asked about what he should do when he found it impossible to do certain good deeds.The Prophet replied, Help one who has done you a favor, or do a favor for one who has not.

Finally he asked what he might do if he was unable to do even that.The Prophet, upon him be peace, replied, Give people respite from evil,for to do so is a form of charity that you give to yourself.

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AbuDharr said: It was said to Allah's Messenger What is your opinion about the person who has done good deeds and thepeople praise him? He said: It is glad tidings for a believer. (a reward which he has received in this world)

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value of deeds AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said to me: Don't consider any good deed insignificant, even if it is that you meet(another person) with a cheerful expression.

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good thingsto do

AbuDharr said: My friend ordered me to observe seven things.(1) love the poor and be near them; (2) consider my inferiority and not consider my superiority;

(3) join ties of relationship even when relatives were at a distance; (4) not to ask anyone for anything;(5) speak the truth even when it was bitter; (6) not to fear (disapproval or blame) anyone may cast on me (for anything

done for Allahs sake); and (7) repeat often "There is no might and no power except in Allah," for these words were part of

the treasure under the Throne.

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25 charityzikrgood deeds

Abu Dharr said: Some of the people from among the companions of the Prophet said to him: O Messenger of Allah, therich have walked off with all the rewards! They pray as we pray, they fast as fast, and they give away in sadaqah (charity)

from their surplus riches. So He said: Has Allah not made things for you to give away in charity?Every declaration that Allah is Glorious (tasbiha- saying SubhanAllah) is a charity,

every declaration that Allah is Great (takbira- saying AllahuAkbar) is a charity,every declaration of Praise to Allah (tahmida- saying Alhamdulillah) is a charity,

every declaration that Allah is One (tahlila- saying La ilaha illallah) is a charity,to enjoin a good action is a chaity, and to forbid an evil action is a charity,

and in the sexual act of each of you there is a charity.

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They said: Messenger of Allah, you mean to say there is charity (and reward) when we satisfy our sexual desire (lust)?

He said: Tell me, if it is acted upon unlawfully, would it not be a sin (will there not be punishment)?Similarly, if it is acted upon in lawful ways, there will be a reward.

charityzikrgood deedsremoving

hazzards

AbuDharr said: The Messenger said: Sadaqah is for every person every day the sun rises. I said: 'O Messenger of

Allah, from what do we give sadaqah if we do not possess property? He said: The doors of sadaqah are: the Takbir

(to say: Allahu-akbar, Allah is Great); SubhanAllah (glory be to Allah); Alhamdulillah (all praise be to Allah); La -ilaha-

illallah (there is no god but Allah); Astaghfirullah (forgive me Allah); enjoining good; forbidding evil; removing thorns,

bones, and stones from the paths of people; guiding the blind; listening to the deaf and dumb until you understandthem; guiding a person to his object of need if you know where it is; hurrying with the strength of your legs to one in

sorrow who is appealing for help; and supporting the weak with the strength of your arms. These are all the doors of

sadaqah. (the sadaqah you are able to do) is prescribed for you, and there is a reward for you (even) in the sexual

act.' " According to Muslim, they said: "O Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, is there a reward if one satisfies

his passion?" He said: "Do you know that if he satisfies it unlawfully it will be considered a sin? Likewise, if he

satisfies it lawfully, he is rewarded."

Fiqh u sunnaAhmadMuslim

charityzikrgood deedsremovinghazzards

It is related following AbuDharr that the Messenger of Allah said: "Sadaqah is prescribed for each descendant of

Adam every day the sun rises." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, from what do we give

sadaqah every day?" He said: "The doors of goodness are many--the tasbih, the tamhid, the tahlil, enjoining good,forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his

need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the weak with

the strength of one's arms--all of these are sadaqah prescribed for you." Bukhari related it in a shortened form and

added in his report: "Your smile for your brother is sadaqah. Your removal of stones, thorns, or bones from the

paths of people is sadaqah. Your guidance of a person who is lost is sadaqah."

Fiqh u sunnaIbn HibbanBukhari

smilegood deedscharity

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said, When you smile to someone, or enjoin what is reputable, or forbid what is

objectionable, or direct someone who is lost, or help someone with bad eyesight, or remove stones, thorns and bones

from the road, or pour water from your bucket into your brother's, it counts to you as sadaqah.

Tirmidhi1911This is agharibtradition

removinghazards

AbuDarr said: The Prophet said: Both the good and bad deeds of my people were shown to me. I discovered that the

removal of hazards from roads was among their good deeds, and spitting in their mosques was among their bad

deeds.

Muslim 1126Bukhari 230AhmadIbn HibbanAbu Awanah

charityzikr

AbuHurayra said that AbuDharr said: Prophet of Allah, The wealthy people have all the rewards; they pray as we

pray; they fast as we fast; and they have surplus wealth which they give in charity; but we have no wealth which we

may give in charity. The Prophet said: AbuDharr, should I not teach you phrases by which you can acquire the rank

of those who excel? No one can acquire your rank except one who acts like you. AbuDharr said: Why not? The

Prophet said: Exalt Allah (say: AllahuAkbar-Allah is Great) after each prayer thirty-three times; and Praise Him

(say: Alhamdulillah-Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times; and Glorify Him (say: SubhanAllah-Glory be to Allah)

thirty-three times, and end it by saying, "There is no god but Allah alone, there is no partner, to Him belongs the

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Kingdom, to Him praise is due and He has power over everything". His sins will be forgiven, even if they are like the

foam of the sea.

prayerduazikr

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said: He who recites ten times before getting up (from the place of worship) and

walking back from the sunset and the dawn prayers: "There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him,

to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him is praise due; in His hand is the good; He gives life and causes death; and He

has influence over everything," for him are recorded for every recital ten good deeds and ten of his sins are

obliterated and he is increased ten ranks. He is safeguarded against every unpleasantness, he is safeguarded against

Satan, the accursed, and no sin destroys him, except associating anything with Allah, and he will be the most

excellent amongst people in regard to good deeds except the person who excels him in uttering something more

excellent than that which he has uttered. (Tirmidhi's version ends at `...associating with Allah..' and Maghrib is not

mentioned nor is the word `..in His hand is good..'.)

Tirmidhi 975Ahmad

This is ahasan sahihgharibhadith

zikr AbuDharr reported, the Prophet said, 'Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?' I said, 'Yes, tell me, O

Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'The words most dear to Allah are SubhanAllah wa biHamdihi (Glory be to Allah and

praise be to Him)'. In Tirmidhi's version, we also find the following: "The words most dear to Allah which He has

chosen for His angels are Subhana Rabbi wa biHamdihi, Subhana Rabbi wa biHamdihi (Glory be to my Lord and praise

be to Him, Glory be to my Lord and praise be to Him)."

Fiqh u sunnaMuslimTirmidhi

zikr AbuDharr said Allah's Messenger was asked which words were the best? He said: Those which Allah has chosen for

His Angels and His servants (and the words are) "Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him."

Muslim 6586

charityzikr

AbuDharr reports that the Prophet said: Charity is required from every part of your body daily. Every saying of

'Glory be to Allah' is charity. Every saying of 'Praise be to Allah' is charity. Every saying of 'There is no God but

Allah' is charity. Every saying of 'Allah is the Greatest' is charity. Ordering the good is charity. Eradicating the evil

is charity. And what can be done instead of that are the two rak'ahs of duha."

Fiqh u sunnaAhmadMuslimAbu Dawud

charityzikrremovinghazzards

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: In the morning charity is due from every bone in a mans fingers and toes. Givinggood greetings to everyone he meets is charity; enjoining good is charity; forbidding what is bad is charity; removing

what is harmful from the road is charity; (even) having sex with his wife is charity. The people asked: He fulfils his

desire, is that charity? He replied: Tell me if he fulfilled his desire where he had no right, would he commit a sin? He

then said: Two rak'ahs prayed in the forenoon can be done instead of all that.

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charityzikr

Allah's Messenger said: In the morning charity is due from every bone in the body of every one of you. Every

utterance of Allah's glorification is an act of charity. Every utterance of praise of Him is an act of charity, every

utterance of professing His Oneness is an act of charity, every utterance of professing His Greatness is an act of

charity, enjoining good is an act of charity, forbidding bad is an act of charity, and two rak'ahs which one prays in

the forenoon will suffice.

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Hadith Qudsiprayer

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said: Allah, the Blessed and Exalted said: O children of Adam, if you perform

four rakahs for me at the beginning of the day, I shall supply what you need till the end of it.

Tirmidhi1313

prayerforgiveness

Allah's Messenger went out in winter when the leaves were falling. He took hold of two twigs of a tree and said:

That is a twig, the leaves of which have fallen. He said: AbuDharr! I said: Labbayk! O Allah's Messenger. He said:

Verily, when a believing servant of Allah observes the prayer seeking, only His pleasure, his sins fall from him just

as the leaves have fallen from the tree.

Tirmidhi 576Ahmad

prayerrakatsforgiveness

AbuDharr prayed many rak'ah and then concluded his salah. Al-Ahnaf ibn Qais asked him: "Do you know if you

finished on an odd or an even number?" He replied: "Even if I do not know, Allah knows. I heard my friend Abu al-

Qasim say: 'No slave makes a sajdah to Allah without Allah raising him a degree and wiping out one of his sins."'

Fiqh u sunnaBaihaqiDarimi

prayertimesunrisesunset

AbuDharr said, after he had climbed up on the step of the Kaba: He who recognizes me, recognizes me; and he who does

not know me then verily I am Jundub. I heard Allah's Messenger saying: There is no prayer after the dawn prayer till

the sun rises, nor after the Asr prayer till the sun sets, except in Mecca, except in Mecca, except in Mecca.

Tirmidhi1051AhmadRazin

prayeron time

The Messenger of Allah asked me: How would you act when you are under the rulers who would delay the prayer

beyond its prescribed time, or they would make prayer a dead thing as far as its proper time is concerned? I said:

What do you command? He said: Observe the prayer at its proper time, and if you can say it along with them do so,

for it would be a supererogatory prayer for you.

Muslim 1353Khalaf (Oneof the

narratorshas notmentionedbeyondtheir time

prayeron time

Abu al-Aliya said that 'Abdullah ibn as-Samit struck his thigh and said, I asked AbuDharr, and he struck my thigh as

I struck yours, and he said, I asked the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, and he struck my thigh as I have

struck yours and said, 'Perform the prayer in its time...

Fiqh u sunnaMuslim

prayercool timeheat

AbuDharr said, We were with the Prophet on a journey and the Mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) wanted to pronounce theAdhan (call) for the Zuhr prayer. The Prophet said, Let it become cooler. He again (after a while) wanted to pronounce the

Adhan but the Prophet said to him, Let it become cooler till we can see the shadows of the hi lls. The Prophet added,

"The severity of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire, and in very hot weather pray when it becomes cooler."

Bukhari1.514

The Mu'adhdhin of the Prophet pronounced the Adhan for the Zuhr prayer but the Prophet said, Let it be cooler, let it be

cooler. Or said, 'Wait, wait, because the severity of heat is from the raging of the Hell-fire. In severe hot weather, praywhen it becomes (a bit) cooler and the shadows of hillocks appear.

Bukhari1.511

We were in the company of the Prophet on a journey and the Mu'adhdhin wanted to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer.

The Prophet said to him, "Let it become cooler." Then he again wanted to pronounce the Adhan but the Prophet said to him,"Let it become cooler." The Mu'adhdhin again wanted to pronounce the Adhan for the prayer but the Prophet said, "Let itbecome cooler," till the shadows of the hills become equal to their sizes. The Prophet added, "The severity of the heat is

from the raging of Hell."

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While the Prophet was on a journey, he said (regarding the performance of the Zuhr prayer), "Wait till it gets cooler." He

said the same again till the shade of the hills extended. Then he said, "Delay the (Zuhr) prayer till it gets cooler, for theseverity of heat is from the increase in heat of Hell."

Bukhari4.480

prayernight

AbuMuslim asked AbuDharr: "Which late-night prayer is the best?" He said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah the same

that you asked me and he said, 'The (one done during) middle of the latter half of the night, and very few do it.'"

Fiqh u sunnaAhmad

prayer

witr time

AbuTamim relates that Amr ibn al-Aas was addressing the people during a Friday Khutbah and he said: "AbuBasra related

to me that the Prophet said: 'Verily, Allah has added a prayer for you, and it is the witr prayer. Pray it between salatul'isha and salatul fajr.'" AbuTamim said: "AbuDharr took me by my hand and we went in the mosque to AbuBasra and said:

'Did you hear what Amr just said from the Messenger of Allah?' He answered: 'I heard it from the Messenger of Allah!

Fiqh u sunnaAhmad

prayernightRamadan

Abu Dharr said: 'We prayed with the Prophet until we feared that we would miss the pre-dawn meal. And the imam wouldrecite two hundred ayahs.'

Fiqh u sunna

prayernightRamadan

AbuDharr said: We fasted with the Messenger of Allah during Ramadan, but he did not make us get up at night for

prayer at any time during the month till seven nights remained; then he made us get up for prayer till a third of the

night had passed. When the sixth remaining night came, he did not make us get up for prayer. When the fifth

remaining night came, he made us stand in prayer till a half of the night had gone. So I said: Apostle of Allah, I wish

you had led us in supererogatory prayers during the whole of tonight. He said: When a man prays with an imam till

he goes, he is reckoned as having spent a whole night in prayer. On the fourth remaining night he did not make us

get up. When the third remaining night came, he gathered his family, his wives, and the people and prayed with us till

we were afraid we should miss the falah (success). What is falah? it is the meal before daybreak. Then he did not

make us get up for prayer during the remainder of the month.

Abu Dawud1370

prayernightdua

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger did qiyam (the night prayer) till it was dawn (and he recited) this verse (again and again):If Thou chastise them verily they are Thy servants, and if Thou forgive them Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.(5:121)

Tirmidhi1205NasaiIbn Majah

prayer

masjid

AbuDharr said: the Prophet said: The earth has been made for me purifying and as a masjid (place for sajdah). Abu Dawud489

prayermasjid

AbuDharr asked the Prophet, "What was the first masjid on the earth?" He said: "The Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca)."AbuDharr asked: "which is the next oldest masjid?" The Prophet said: "The Masjid al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem)." AbuDharr

asked: "How much time was there between (the building of the two)." The Prophet replied: "Forty years." Then, he said:

"Wherever you may be, at the time of prayer, you may pray for it (the earth) is all a masjid."

Fiqh u sunnaThe group

I asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Which masjid was first built on the surface of the earth?" He said, "Masjid al-Haram." Iasked, "Which was built next?" He replied, "The Masjid al-Aqsa." I asked, "What was the period of construction between

the two?" He said, "Forty years." He added, "Wherever you may be, and the prayer time becomes due, perform the prayerthere, for it is the best thing to do so."

Bukhari4.585

I asked, "O Allah's Messenger! Which masjid was built first?" He replied, "Masjid al-Haram." I asked, "Which was built Bukhari


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next?" He replied, "Masjid al-Aqsa." I asked, "What was the period in between them?" He replied, "Forty." He then added,

"Wherever the time for the prayer comes upon you, perform the prayer, for all the earth is a place of worship for you."

4.636

prayerplace

AbuDharr reports that the Prophet said: "When one of you stands for the prayer, mercy is facing him. Therefore,

he should not wipe away the pebbles."

Fiqh u sunnaAhmadTirmidhiAbu Dawud945NasaiIbn Majah

prayerplace

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that AbuDharr used to say, "Brush away thesmall stones with one sweep, but if you leave them it is better than a red camel."

muwatta

wudu AbuDharr reported that the Prophet said, "The soil is a purifier for a Muslim, even if he does not find water for

twenty years. Then if he touches water, that is, to make ablution, and so on, it would be good."

Fiqh u sunnaAhmadTirmidhi

wudu AbuDharr said the Prophet said,"The soil is a purifier for a Muslim, even if he does not find water for twenty years." Fiqh u sunnaThe four

prayerbarriers

AbuDharr told us that the Messenger of Allah said: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing

before him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a thing) equal to the

back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by (passing of an) donkey, woman, and black dog.I asked: O AbuDharr,what feature is there in a black dog which distinguishes it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O son of mybrother, I asked the Messenger of Allah as you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil (jinn?? shaytan??).

Muslim 1032

prayerdistractions

AbuDharr said: Prophet said "Allah, (the Most High) looks favorably towards a servant while he is engaged in prayer andkeeps facing him as long as he does not (look to the side by turning the neck), but if he does so, He turns away from him."

Fiqh u sunnaAhmadAbu Dawud909

fasting Allah's Messenger said, "When you fast three days in the month, AbuDharr, fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th." Tirmidhi2057

fasting AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: If you fast three days in a month, then make them the days of the 13th, 14th and

15th nights of the moon.

Tirmidhi1267

fasting AbuDharr said: "The Messenger of Allah ordered us to fast for three days of every month - on the days of the full

moon (the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the lunar month). And he said: 'It is like fasting the whole year.' "

Fiqh u sunnaNasaiIbn Hibban

fasting AbuDharr related that the Prophet said: "My nation will always retain some goodness as long as they hasten breaking

the fast and delay eating the pre-dawn meal." This hadith has in its chain one Sulaim ibn Abu Uthman who is unknown.

Fiqh u sunna

morningdua

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: If anyone says in the morning: O Allah! whatever oath I take, whatever word I

speak, and whatever vow I make, Your Will (what You want me to do) comes before all that: whatever You want to

happen, does; and whatever You do not want to happen, does not. O Allah! Forgive me and disregard (my mistakes). O

Allah! To whomsoever You send Your blessing, to him my blessing is due, and whomsoever You curse, to him my curse

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is due, Forgiveness will be granted to him that day.

sleep timedua

AbuDharr said: Whenever the Prophet lay on his bed, he used to say: "Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya,"and when

he woke up he would say: "Alhamdu lillahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma an atana, wa ilaihi an-nushur."

Bukhari8.337, 9.492

sleep timewake updua

Hudaifah and AbuDharr said, When the Prophet went to bed at night, he would say: "Bismika namutu wa nahya." (O Allah,

by Your name I live and die.)And when he got up in the morning, hed say, "Alhamdu lillahi al-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana,wa ilaihi-n-nushur."(Praise be to Allah Who gave us life after death and to Him is the return.)He placed his right hand

under his cheek and prayed, three times,"O Allah, save me from Your punishment on the day when You will raise Yourcreature."

Fiqh u sunnaBukhari

accusinginnocent people

AbuDharr heard the Prophet saying, "If somebody accuses another of Fusuq (by calling him a 'Fasiq' (wicked)) or

accuses him of Kufr (unbelief), such an accusation will revert to him if the person is innocent."

Bukhari 8.71

familylineagetruth

The Prophet said, "If somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, its like he disbelieves inAllah, and if somebody claims to belong to people to whom he does not belong, that person will have a place in the Fire."

Bukhari4.711

privacy AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said, "If anyone moves a curtain and looks into a house before receiving permission and

sees anything which should not be seen, he has done a bad deed which is unlawful to do. If a man confronted him when he

looked in and put out his eye, I would not blame him. But if a man passes a door which has no curtain and is not shut andlooks in, he has committed no sin, for the sin pertains only to the people inside."

Tirmidhi3526this is agharib

tradition

equality AbuDharr said, the Prophet said: Feed those of your slaves who please you from what you eat and clothe them with

what you clothe yourselves, but sell those who do not please you and do not punish Allah's creatures.

Abu Dawud5142

equality Once AbuDarr was wearing a cloak and his servant was wearing a similar cloak. When he was asked about it, AbuDarr

replied, Once I cursed a man, and he complained about me to the Prophet, upon him be peace. The Prophet asked me, Didyou (verbally) abuse his mother? I said, Yes. Then he said, Verily your brothers are your supervisors (they take care of

your property and affairs,) whom Allah has placed in hands. Whoever has a brother in his hands, let him feed him with thefood the he eats, and let him clothe him with the clothes that he wears. Never give them more to do than they are capable

of doing. If you ever do so, then help them do it.

Bukhari 189MuslimAbu DawudTirmidhiIbn Majah

equality Al Marur ibn Suwaid said: I saw AbuDharr wearing a Burda (cloak) and his slave too was wearing a Burda, so I said (to him),"If you take this (Burda of your servant) and wear it (along with yours), you will have a nice suit and you could give him

another garment." AbuDharr said, "There was a quarrel between me and another man whose mother was a non-Arab and Icalled her bad names. The man told the Prophet. The Prophet asked me, "Did you abuse so-and-so?" I said, "Yes" He said,

"Did you call his mother bad names?" I said, "Yes". He said, "You still have the traits of (pre-Islamic) ignorance." I said,Even now in my old age?" He said, "Yes, they are your brothers, and Allah has put them under your command. So the one

under whose hand Allah has put his brother, should feed him of what he eats, dress him of what he wears, and should notask him to do a thing beyond his capacity. And if at all he asks him to do a hard task, he should help him therein."

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Al Marur said: At Ar-Rabadha I met AbuDharr who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, was wearing a similar one. I asked

about the reason for it. He replied, "I abused a person by calling his mother with bad names." The Prophet said to me, 'OAbuDharr! Did you abuse him by calling his mother with bad names? You still have some characteristics of ignorance. Your

slaves are your brothers and Allah has put them under your command. So whoever has a brother under his command shouldfeed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. Do not ask them to do things beyond their power and if you do

so, then help them.' "

Bukhari 1.29

Al Marur said: I saw AbuDharr wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a (similar) cloak. We asked him about it. He

replied, "Once I abused a man and he complained of me to the Prophet. The Prophet asked me, 'Did you abuse him byslighting his mother?' He added, 'Your slaves are your brothers upon whom Allah has given you authority. So, if one has

one's brothers under one's control, one should feed them with the like of what one eats and clothe them with the like ofwhat one wears. You should not overburden them with what they cannot bear, and if you do so, help them.' "

Bukhari3.721

raceequality

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said to him, "You are not better than people with red or black skins, only your

piety can make you better."

Tirmidhi5198Ahmad

greetingshake handsmanners

Ayyub al-Adawi quoted a man of Anazah who said that he asked AbuDharr when he left Syria: I wish to ask you about atradition of the Messenger of Allah. He said: I shall tell you except that it is something secret. Did the Messenger of Allah

shake hands with you when you met him? He replied: I never met him without his shaking hands with me. One day he sent

for me when I was not at home. When I came I was informed that he had sent for me. I came and found him sitting. Heembraced me and that was better and better.

Abu Dawud5195

peaceto the Prophet

According to AbuDharr, "the Prophet said, 'The most stingy among people is the one who fails to invoke blessings upon mewhen my name is mentioned in his or her presence'."

Fiqh u sunna

Prophets familysafety

While holding the door of the Kaba, AbuDharr told us that he had heard the Prophet say, "My family among you are like

Noah's ark. He who sails in it will be safe, but he who holds back from it will perish."

Tirmidhi6174Ahmad

communityseparationsafety

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: He who separates from the community, after a period of time, takes off the noose

of Islam from his neck.

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patience The Messenger of Allah said to me: O AbuDharr. I replied: At your service and at your pleasure, Messenger of Allah! He

said: How will you do when death takes away people, and a house (grave), will cost as much as a slave. I said: Allah and HisMessenger know best, (or he said: What Allah and His Messenger choose for me.) He said: Show endurance.

Abu Dawud4395

patience The Messenger of Allah said to me: O AbuDharr. I replied: At thy service and at thy pleasure, Messenger of Allah! Heasked: What will you do when there death of people (in Medina) and a house will reach the value of a slave (that is, a grave

can be sold for a slave). I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. (Or he said: What Allah and His Messenger choosefor me.) He said: You must show endurance. (Or he said; You may endure.) He then asked me: What will you do, AbuDharr,

when you see the Ahjar az-Zayt covered with blood? I replied: What Allah and His Messenger choose for me. He said:You must go to those who are like-minded. I asked: Should I not take my sword and put it on my shoulder (prepare tofight)? He replied: You would then associate yourself with the people. I then asked: What do you order me to do? You

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must stay at home. I asked: (What should I do) if people enter my house and find me? He replied: If you are afraid the

gleam of the sword may dazzle you, put the end of your garment over your face in order that (the one who kills you) maybear the punishment of your sins and his.

anger AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said: "When one of you becomes angry while standing he should sit down. If the anger

leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down."

Tirmidhi5114AhmadAbu Dawud4764

obedience Anas ibn Malik said: The Prophet said to AbuDharr, "Listen and obey (your leader) even if he is an Ethiopian with ahead like a raisin."

Bukhari

1.664

Tafsirgreed

Zaid ibn Wahab said: I passed by a place called Ar-Rabadha and by chance I met AbuDharr and asked him, "What hasbrought you to this place?" He said, "I was in Sham(Syria) and differed with Muawiya (who was the governor of Syria) on

the meaning of: They who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend them in the way of Allah'(9.34). Muawiya said, 'Thisverse is revealed regarding the people of the book.' I said, 'It was revealed regarding us and also the people of the book.'

So we argued and Muawiya sent a complaint against me to Uthman (the Khalifa in Medina). Uthman wrote to me to come toMedina, and I came to Medina. Many people came to me as if they had not seen me before. So I told this to Uthman who

said to me, 'You may depart and live nearby if you wish.' That was the reason for my being here for even if an Ethiopianhad been nominated as my ruler, I would have obeyed him."

Bukhari2.488

Tafsirgreed

Zaid said: I passed by AbuDharr at Ar-Rabadha and said to him, "What has brought you to this place?" He said, "We were

at Sham and I recited the Verse: 'They who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend them in the way of Allah; announceto them a painful torment,' (9.34) whereupon Muawiya said, 'This Verse is not for us, but for the people of the book.'

Then I said, 'But it is both for us (Muslims) and for them.' "

Bukhari6.183

AbuDharrswarning toMuawiya aboutwealth and therights of the poor

It was transmitted to me in writing by al-Sari, stating that Shuayb had personally recited it to him (haddathahu) on theauthority of Sayf from Atiyyah who heard it from Yazid al Faqasi:

When Ibn al Sawda (Abdullah ibn Saba) came to Syria he met AbuDharr and said, AbuDharr are you notastonished at Muawiya for saying, The public money is Gods property Truly, everything belongs to God. It is as if

(Muawiya) intends to seize it (for himself) to the exclusion of the Muslims and to erase the Muslims names (from the

registers of those who are supposed to receive a share).AbuDharr came to Muawiyah: What leads you to use the term Gods property for the public money of the Muslims?Muawiya responded: God be merciful to you, AbuDharr. Are we not Gods slaves, the public money His property, the

created world His creation, and public authority (al-amr) His authority?AbuDharr said: Do not use this expression. Indeed, I do not say that it does not belong to God, but I shall call it the

property of the Muslims. Ibn al Sawda came to AbuDarda, who said to him, Who are you? By God, I think you are a Jew! Then he came to

Ubadah ibn al-Samit, who brought him to Muawiya and said, By God, this is the man who provoked AbuDharr against you.

Now AbuDharr rose up in Syria and began saying, O men of wealth, show charity to the poor. To those who hoardup gold and silver and do not spend them in the way of Allah, announce to them a painful torment(9.34-35) He kept saying

these things until the poor were set aflame and forced the rich to do this (give to them), until the rich complained about

the behavior they were encountering from the people.

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Muawiya wrote to Uthman: AbuDharr has become a problem for me, and his case has involved such-and such matters.

Uthman wrote back: Truly, dissension(rebellion) has protruded its snout and eyes and is poised to jump. Do not scrape thescab, but rather dispatch AbuDharr to me. Send a guide along with him, give them adequate provisions, and treat him

gently. Restrain the people and yourself as far as you can, for you will keep control of things only so long as you keepcontrol of yourself.

So Muawiya sent AbuDharr away accompanied by a guide. When he reached Medina and saw the homes (that hadbeen built at the foot of Sal hill on the outskirts of Medina) he said, Declare to the Medinese that they can suffer a

devastating attack and a terrible war. Then he entered Uthmans presence.Uthman said: AbuDharr, why are the Syrians complaining about the wounds inflicted by you?

AbuDharr informed him that it was improper to say, Gods property, nor was it proper for the rich to go after wealth.Uthman responded: AbuDharr, I must carry out my own obligations and take what is owed by the subjects (taxes) I cannot

force them to be ascetics (those who give up worldy things); rather I am required to call on them to follow what Godcommands and to follow the path of moderation.

AbuDharr said: Then permit me to leave, for Medina is no home for me.Uthman replied: And will you replace it with someplace worse?

AbuDharr said: The Messenger of Allah commanded me to leave when the built up area reach Sal Hill.Uthman replied: Well do as he commanded you.

So AbuDharr set out until he settled in al-Rabadha, and there he traced out a mosque. Uthman allocated to him a

small herd of camels and gave him two slaves(mamlukayn). He also instructed him as follows: Bind yourself to Medina (as acitizen of it), lest you revert to being a bedouin. AbuDharr did so.

AbuDharrconfronts Kababoutzakat andgiving to others

It was transmitted to me in writing by al-Sari from Shuayb-Sayf from Muhammad b. Awn from Ikrima - from IbnAbbas who said:

Fearing (that he might revert to) the bedouin way of life, AbuDharr travelled repeatedly from al-Rabadha to Medina,though he loved isolation and seclusion. Once he entered Uthmans presence, and there with him was Kab al-Ahbar.

AbuDharr said to Uthman: Dont be happy that the people refrain from doing bad deeds, until they strive to do gooddeeds. One who fulfills the zakat tax should not just limit himself to that. He should give until he treats neighbors and

brothers generously and brings benefit to all his family members too.Kab said: He who fulfills the divine command (fard) has done all that he must do.

AbuDharr got angry and said: You are the son of a Jewess (he was a jewish convert to Islam), what do you think you aredoing? Im going to teach you a lesson. and in anger raised his staff and struck Kab, (causing blood to come from his head).

Uthman asked AbuDharr for the staff and he turned it over to him. Uthman said: AbuDharr, fear God and control yourhand and tongue.


leadershipprayer

It was transmitted to me in writing by al-Sari from Shuayb from Sayf from al-Ashath b. Siwar - from M. Ibn Sirin:

AbuDharr went away to al-Rabadha by his own desire when he saw that Uthman did not agree with him, andMuawiya expelled his household after him. They went to join him, taking with them a sack almost too heavy to carry.

Muawiya said: Look at the possessions of this man who proclaims to give up worldly things!AbuDharrs wife responded: No! By God, it contains neither gold nor silver coins, but only copper ones, so that when hisofficial salary runs out, we can buy our necessities.

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of collecting the charitable tax for the poor (sadaqah). At the time of prayer he said, Come forward (to lead the prayer)

AbuDharr. AbuDharr replied: No, you go ahead, for the Messenger of Allah said to me: Listen and obey, even if a crop-nosed slave be set over you. You are a slave, though not crop-nosed This man was an African slave named Mujashi.

AbuDharrslife in exile

It was transmitted to me in writing by al-Sari from Shuayb from Sayf from M. ibn Suqah from Asim b. Kulayb from

Salamah b. Nabatah, who said, we set out to perform the umrah (lesser pilgrimage) and came to al-Rabadha. We looked forAbuDharr in his house but did not find him. The people there said, He has gone to the watering place. We withdrew and

made camp near his house. Then he passed by with a camels leg, which a servant boy was helping him to carry. He greetedus and then went on to his house. He stayed there only briefly before returning to us. He sat down before us and said,the

Messenger of Allah said to me: Listen and obey, even if a crop-nosed Abyssinian be set over you. I settled at this oasis,and some of the slaves who work for the Public Treasury (to collect the sadaqah) were in authority over it, and the person

in charge was also an Abyssinian, but he wasnt crop-nosed. I did not know him, but he is very good. Every day they have acamel slaughtered, and from it I get a leg that I and my household eat. I (Salamah, the narrator) asked him: What do

you get from the (Public) Treasury? A small herd of sheep and a troop of camels, he answered. My servent boy takescare of one, my serving girl takes care of the other, and my servant boy will be free at the New Year. I said, Indeed yourcompanions here are the wealthiest of people. AbuDharr answered: Certainly we all have a right to the Public Treasury.


abstinance

materialism

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said, "Abstinence regarding worldly things does not mean treating as unlawful what is

lawful or wasting what you have, but abstinence regarding worldly things means that you do not place more reliance inwhat you possess than you do in what belongs to Allah, and that what you have should be made lasting by the reward

which you will get from it."

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Ibn Majahthis is agharibtradition andtraditions ofAmr ibnWaqid itstransmitterare rejected

leadershipauthoritytrust

I said to the Prophet: Messenger of Allah, will you not appoint me to a public office? He stroked my shoulder with hishand and said: AbuDharr, you have weaknesses and authority is a trust, and on the Day of Judgment it is a cause ofhumiliation and repentance except for one who fulfils its obligations and (properly) discharges the duties it involves.

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The Messenger of Allah said: AbuDharr, I find that you are weak and I like for you what I like for myself. Do not

rule over (even) two persons and do not manage the property of an orphan.

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prophets adviceto AbuDharr

AbuDharr said Allah`s Messenger called him and laid a condition on him that he should not ask people for anything.

When he agreed he said, "Not even for your whip when you drop it. You must dismount and pick it up yourself."

Tirmidhi1858Ahmad

Allah's Messenger said to him for six days, "AbuDharr, Understand what I will say to you later." When the seventh daycame he said, "I advise you to have fear of Allah (taqwa) both secretly and openly; when you do wrong do a good deed; do

not ask anyone for anything, even if your whip falls; do not accept a trust; and do not give a decision between two people."

Tirmidhi3713Ahmad

arrogancegreeddeciet

The Messenger of Allah said: "There are three (types of people). Allah shall not speak to them, notice them, or

acknowledge them; and for them is a grievous penalty." The Messenger of Allah repeated this three times.AbuDharrinquired: They failed and they lost; who are these persons, O Messenger of Allah? He replied: "Those who through

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arrogance lengthen their garments to make them hang on the ground, who give nothing and dont care, and who, when they

sell their merchandise, swear falsely (about its quality)."

sharing withneighbors

Allah's Messenger said: AbuDharr, when you prepare soup, make enough to share some with your neighbor. Muslim 6357

charityreward

AbuUmamah told of AbuDharr asking Allah's Prophet to tell him what the reward for sadaqah (charity) would be, and

receiving the reply, "Many times its value, and still more with Allah."

Tirmidhi1928Ahmad

charityzakat

AbuDharr reported the Prophet saying: "There is sadaqah (charitable tax) on camels, sheep, cows, and house furniture." Fiqh u sunnaDaraqutniBaihaqi

charityreward

Allah's Messenger said, "No Muslim will contribute some from every type of property he possesses to be used to serve

Allah's path (Islam), without all the guards of Paradise meeting him and summoning him to receive what they have."AbuDharr asked what that meant and he said,"If they are camels there will be two, and if they are cows there will be two."

Tirmidhi1924Nasai

wealthzakatjudgement dayprophecy

AbuDharr said: Once I went to (the Prophet) and he said, "By Allah in Whose Hands my life is," (or probably said, "By Allah,

except Whom none has the right to be worshipped") "whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did not pay their Zakat,those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under

their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will circle around): When the last does its turn, the

first will start again, and this punishment will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people."

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wealthcharity

AbuDharr said: I reached (the Prophet) while in the shade of the Kaba; he was saying, "They are the losers, by the Lord ofthe Kaba! They are the losers, by the Lord of the Kaba!" I said (to myself), "What is wrong with me? Did he detect

anything improper in me? What is wrong with me?" Then I sat beside him and he kept on saying his statement. I could notremain quiet, and Allah knows how sad I became at that time. So I said, "Who are they (the losers)? Let My father and

mother be sacrificed for you, O Allah's Prophet!" He said, "They are the wealthy people, except the one who does like thisand like this and like this (gives of his wealth for Allah's Cause)."

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greedpunishment

Al Ahnaf ibn Qays said: While I was sitting with some people from Quraish, a man with very rough hair, clothes, andappearance came and stood in front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform those who hoard wealth, that a stone will be heated

in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of their breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and thenput on the bones of their shoulders till it comes through the nipples of their breasts, the stone will be moving and hitting."

After saying that, the person left and sat by the side of the pillar. I followed him and sat beside him, and I did not knowwho he was. I said to him, "I think these people disliked what you had said." He said, "These people do not understand

anything that my friend said to me." I asked, "Who is your friend?" He said, "The Prophet, who said (to me one day), 'OAbuDharr! Do you see the mountain of Uhud?' And on that I started looking towards the sun to see how much of the day

was left, as I thought that Allah's Messenger wanted to send me to do something for him and I said, 'Yes!' He said,Nothing would delight me more, then to have gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, and I can spend it all (in Allah's cause)

except three Dinars.' These people do not understand, and they go on accumulating riches. By Allah! I dont ask them forworldly benefits, nor do I ask them anything about religion till I meet Allah, The Honorable, The Majestic."

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Tafsirprophecy

I entered the mosque while Allah's Messenger was sitting there. When the sun had set, the Prophet said, "O

AbuDharr! Do you know where this (sun) goes?" I said, "Allah and His Prophet know best." He said, "It goes and asks

permission to do sajdah, and it is allowed, and (one day) it, as if being ordered to return from where it came, will rise

from the west." Then the Prophet recited, 'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a set time period(36.38)

Bukhari9.520

I asked the Prophet regarding the Verse: "And the sun runs on its fixed course for a set time period."(36.28) He

said, "Its fixed course is underneath Allah's Throne."

Bukhari9.528,6.327

Once I was with the Prophet in the mosque at the time of sunset. The Prophet said, "O AbuDharr! Do you know

where the sun sets?" I replied, "Allah and His Prophet know best." He said, "It goes and does sajdah underneath

(Allah's) Throne; and that is (the meaning of) Allah's Statement: 'And the sun runs on its fixed course for a set

time period. And that is the desire of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing...'" (36.38)

Bukhari6.326

Tafsirprophecy

AbuDharr said: The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?" I replied,

"Allah and His Prophet know best." He said, "It goes till it does sajdah underneath the Throne and gets permission to riseagain, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to do sajdah but it will not be accepted, and it

will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, instead, it will be ordered to return from where it hadcome and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: "And the sun runs on its

fixed course for a set time period. And that is the desire of the All-Mighty, The All-Knowing." (36.38)

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Tafsirbadr

The following Verse: "These two opponents (believers & disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord,"(22.19)

was revealed concerning six men from Quraish, namely, Ali, Hamza, Ubaida bin Al-Harith; Shaiba bin Rabia, Utba bin Rabiaand Al Walid bin Utba.

Ali said: The following Holy Verse: "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their

Lord."(22.19) was revealed concerning us.

Qais ibn Ubad said: I heard AbuDharr swearing that these Holy Verses were revealed in connection with those six personson the day of Badr.

I heard AbuDharr swearing that the following Verse: "These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each

other about their Lord,"(22.19) was revealed concerning those men who fought on the day of Badr, namely, Hamza, Ali,Ubaida bin Al-Harith, Utba and Shaiba--the two sons of Rabia--and Al-Walid bin Utba.

Qais ibn Ubad said: Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that the Verse:"These two opponents (believers, and

disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord."(22.19) was revealed in connection with Hamza and his twocompanions and Utbah and his two companions on the day when they ease out of the battle of Badr.

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prophecy AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said: Truly there would arise from my Ummah after me or soon after me a group (of

people) who would recite the Quran, but it would not go beyond their throats, and they would pass clean through theirreligion just as the arrow passes through the prey, and they would never come back to it. They would be the worst amongthe creation and the creatures. Ibn as-Samit (one of the narrators) said: I met Rafi ibn Amr Ghifari, the brother of al-

Hakam Ghifari and I said: What is this hadith that I heard from AbuDharr? and then I narrated it to him and said: I heard

it from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).

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prophecy Allah's Messenger said: You would soon conquer a land where people are in the habit of using foul language. They have a

right of kinship upon you. And when you see two persons fighting for the space of a brick, then get out of there. He(AbuDharr) then happened to pass by Rabiah and AbdurRahman, the two sons of Shurahbil ibn Hasana, and they had been

disputing for the space of a brick. So he left the land.

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heavenangels

AbuDharr said: The Prophet said: I see that which you do not. The Heaven cries (on account of the heavy load of the angels

doing sajdah) and is justified in doing so. There is not a space equal to four fingers in it but that it is occupied by angelswho are doing sajdah before Allah. By Allah, if you could know what I know, you would laugh little and weep much; you would

not enjoy your wives in beds, and would rush into streets and jungles in search of Allah's refuge.

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prophethoodmiracle

from Ahmad from AbuDaud from Jafar from Umar ibn Urwa from his father Urwa ibn Zubayr from AbuDharr: Isaid, O Messenger of Allah, how did you first know with absolute certainty that you were a prophet? AbuDharr, he

replied, two angels came to me while I was somewhere in the valley of Mecca. One of them came down to earth, while theother remained between heaven and earth. They said to each other, Is this he? It is he. Weigh him against a man, so I

was weighed against a man and outweighed him they said, If you were to weigh him against the whole of his community hewould outweigh them....Open his chest. He opened my chest, Take out his heart. He opened my heart and took out from itthe pollution of Satan and the clot of blood, and threw them away. Wash his chest as you would a container, wash his heart

as you would a covering. Then he called for the sakinah (peace of reassurace) and it was placed in my heart. Sew up hischest. So they sewed up my chest and placed the seal between my shoulders. No sooner had they done this than they left.

While this was happening I was watching it as though I were a bystander.

Tabari Thebeginning ofthepropheticmission p.75Ibn Ishaqdescribessimilarevents, butin hischildhood.

Mirajprophets5 prayers

The Prophet said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and Gabriel descended, opened my chest, andwashed it with Zamzam water. Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured its contents intomy chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest

heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabrielanswered: 'Gabriel.' He asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad is with me.' He asked, 'Has he

been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a mansitting with some people on his right and some on his left. When he looked towards his right, he laughed and when he looked

toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He replied,'He is Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his offspring. Those on his right are the people of

Paradise and those on his left are the people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs and when he lookstowards his left he weeps.' Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he (Gabriel) said to its

gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and heopened the gate. Anas said: "AbuDharr added that the Prophet met Adam, Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (AbuDharr) did notmention on which heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet) met Adam on the nearest heaven and Abraham on the sixth

heaven. Anas said, "When Gabriel along with the Prophet passed by Idris, the latter said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet andpious brother.' The Prophet asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris.' The Prophet added, 'I passed by Moses and

he said, Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked Gabriel, Who is he? Gabriel replied, He is Moses. Then Ipassed by Jesus and he said, Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet. I asked, Who is he? Gabriel replied, He is

Jesus. Then I passed by Abraham and he said, Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious son. I asked Gabriel, Who is he?Gabriel replied, He is Abraham. The Prophet added, Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place where I heard the creaking

of the pens. Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik said: The Prophet said, Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my followers.When I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I

replied, 'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your

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followers will not be able to bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and He reduced it to half.

When I passed by Moses again and informed him about it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be ableto bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further reduction and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses

and he said to me: 'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it. So I returned to Allah and He said,'These are five prayers and they are all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.'I returned to Moses

and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then Gabriel took me till wereached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree of the utmost boundary) which was shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was

admitted into Paradise where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was of musk."AbuDharr said to Allah's Messenger: What about the vessels of that Cistern? He said: By Him in Whose Hand is the life of

Muhammad, the vessels would outnumber the stars in the sky and its planets shining on a dark cloudless night. These wouldbe the vessels of Paradise. He who drinks out of it (the Cistern) would never feel thirsty. There would flow in it two spouts

from Paradise and he who would drink out of it would not feel thirsty; and the distance between its (two corners) is thatbetween Amman and Aylah, and its water is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey.

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prophecyjudgement day

AbuDharr said: The truthful one whose word is believed told him that mankind would be assembled in three groups: oneriding with food and clothing, one being dragged on their faces by the angels who would assemble them for Hell, and one

walking and running. Allah would cast a calamity on riding-beasts so that none would remain, with the result that a man whohad a garden would be ready to give it for a saddled she-camel, but would be unable to get one.

Tirmidhi5548Nasai

42 Hadith Qudsiduaforgiveness

AbuDharr said Allah's Messenger stated that Allah said, "O children of Adam, as long as you make dua only to Me, prayonly to Me, and place all your hope only in Me, I will forgive you whatever you have done, and I will not consider it any

further. O children of Adam, if your errors reached as high as the clouds in the sky, and yet you asked for My forgiveness,I would forgive you. O children of Adam, if you came to Me with as many sins as the earth could hold and yet would meet

Me without recognizing any other source of power, I would meet you with an equal amount of forgiveness."

Tirmidhi2332Ahmad,DarimiIbn Arabi 28Nawawialso narratedby Anas -Tirmidhi saysthis is ahasan gharibtradition

forgivenessjudgement day

AbuDharr said: Allah's Messenger said:I know the last of the inhabitants of Paradise to enter it and the last of the inhabitants of Hell to come out of it.

He is a man who would be brought on the Day of Resurrection and it will be said:Present his minor sins to him, and withhold from him his serious sins.

Then the minor sins would be placed before him, and it would be said:On such and such a day you did so and so and on such and such a day you did so and so. He would say: Yes.

It will not be possible for him to deny, for he would be afraid that his serious sins would also be presented.It would be said to him: In place of every evil deed you will have good deed!

He will say: My Lord! I have done things I do not see here.I indeed saw the Messenger of Allah laugh till you could see his front teeth.

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judgementchildrenprotection

Allah's Messenger said, "If anyone is dies after three of his children who did not grow old enough to sin, they will be a

strong protection for him from Hell." When AbuDharr said two of his children died, he was told that it also applied. ThenUbayy ibn Kab, the chief of the Quran readers, said one of his children died, he too was told the same applied.

Tirmidhi1755Ibn Majah

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