Narrated: Abdullah bin Masud From Sahih Muslim
that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him)
observed: Never a Prophet had been sent before me by Allah
towards his nation who had not among his people (his)
disciples and companions who followed his ways and obeyed his
command. Then there came after them their successors who said
whatever they did not practise, and practised whatever they
were not commanded to do. He who strove against them with his
hand was a believer: he who strove against them with his
tongue was a believer, and he who strove against them with his
heart was a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to
the extent of a mustard seed. Abu Rafi' said: I narrated this
hadith to 'Abdullah b. 'Umar; he contradicted me. There
happened to come 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud who stayed at Qanat, and
'Abdullah b 'Umar wanted me to accompany him for visiting him
(as 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud was ailing), so I went along with him
and as we sat (before him) I asked Ibn Mas'ud about this
hadith. He narrated it in the same way as I narrated it to Ibn
'Umar.
who
observed: Never was there one among the prophets who had had
not disciples who followed his direction and followed his
ways. The remaining part of the hadith is like that as
narrated by Salih but the arrival of Ibn Mas'ud and the
meeting of Ibn 'Umar with him is not mentioned.
that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him)
observed: Abusing a Muslim is an outrage and fighting against
him is unbelief. Zubaid said: I asked Abu Wa'il: Did you hear
it from Abdullah narrating if from the Messenger of Allah (may
peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes. But there
is mention of the talk between Zubaid and Abu Wa'il in the
hadith narrated by Shu'ba.
that he
observed. I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) which deed was the best. He (the Holy Prophet) replied:
Prayer at its appointed hour. I (again) said: Then what? He
(the Holy Prophet) replied: Kindness to the parents. I (again)
said: Then what? He replied: Earnest endeavour (Jihad) in the
cause of Allah. And I would have not ceased asking more
questions but out of regard (for his feelings).
I said: Messenger of Allah,
which of the deeds (takes one) nearer to Paradise? He (the
Holy Prophet) replied: Prayer at its proper time, I said: What
next, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Kindness to the parents.
I said: What next? He replied: Jihad in the cause of Allah.
that a
man said: Messenger of Allah, which offence is the most
grievous in the eye of Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) replied:
That you associate a partner with Allah (despite the fact)
that He created you. He (the man) said: What next? He (the
Holy Prophet) replied: That you kill your child out of fear
that he would join you in food. He (the inquirer) said
(again): What next? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you
commit adultery with the wife of your neighbour. And the
Almighty and Exalted Lord testified it (with this verse): All
those who call not unto another god along with Allah, and slay
not any soul which Allah has forbidden, except in the cause of
justice, nor commit fornication, and he who does this shall
meet a requital of sin (xxv. 68).
that the
Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him), observed: He who has
in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride shall not
enter Paradise. A person (amongst his hearers) said: Verily a
person loves that his dress should be fine, and his shoes
should be fine. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: Verily, Allah
is Graceful and He loves Grace. Pride is disdaining the truth
(out of self?conceit) and contempt for the people.
that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: None
shall enter the Fire (of Hell) who has in his heart the weight
of a mustard seed of Iman and none shall enter Paradise who
has in his heart the weight of a mustard seed of pride.
that
Waki told (him) that the Messenger of Allah had observed and
Ibn Numair asserted: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) saying: He who dies associating anything with
Allah would enter the Fire (of Hell). 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud
said: I say that he who died without associating anything with
Allah entered Paradise.
that the
Holy Prophet (saw) observed: He is not one of us (one among the
Ummah of Islam) who beat the cheeks or tore the front opening
of the shirt or uttered the slogans of (the days of) Jahiliya
(ignorance). Ibn Numair and Abu Bakr said (instead of the
word "au" (or) it is "wa" [and] the words are) and tore and
uttered (the slogans) of Jahiliya without" alif".
that some people said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance (before embracing Islam)? Upon his he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He who amongst you performed good deeds in Islam, He would not be held responsible for them (misdeeds which he committed in ignorance) and he who committed evil (even after embracing Islam) would be held responsible or his misdeeds that he committed in the state of ignorance as well as in that of Islam.
We once said: Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: He who did good deeds in Islam would not be held responsible for what he did in the state of ignorance, but he who committed evil (after having come within the fold of Islam) would be held responsible for his previous and later deeds.
that when this verse was revealed:" It is those who believe and confound not their belief with wrongdoing" (vi. 82), the Companions of the Messenger of Allah wore greatly perturbed. They said: Who amongst us (is so fortunate) that he does not wrong himself? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked: It does not mean that which you presume It implies that which Luqman said to his son: O my son, do not associate anything with Allah, for indeed it is the gravest wrongdoing (xxxi. 13).
that the Apostle (may peace be upon him) was asked about evil prompting, to which he replied: It is pure faith.
that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: I know the last of the inhabitants of
Fire to be taken out therefrom, and the last of the
inhabitants of Paradise to enter it. A man will come out of
the Fire crawling. Then Allah, the Blessed and Exalted will
say to him: Go and enter Paradise. So he would come to it and
it would appear to him as if it were full. He would go back
and say: O my Lord! I found it full. Allah, the Blessed and
Exalted, would say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He would
come and perceive as if it were full. He would return and say:
O my Lord! I found it full. Allah would say to him: Go and
enter Paradise, for there is for you the like of the world and
ten times like it, or for you is ten times the like of this
world. He (the narrator) said. He (that man) would say: Art
Thou making a fun of me? or Art Thou laughing at me. though
Thou art the King? He (the narrator) said: I saw the Messenger
of Allah laugh till his front teeth were visible. And it was
said: That would be the lowest rank among the inhabitants of
Paradise.
that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him said: I recognise
the last of the inhabitants of Fire to be taken out thereof. A
man will come out of it crawling. It will be said to him: Go
and enter Paradise. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He would go
there to enter Paradise, but would find persons who have
already occupied all its apartments. It would be said to him:
Do you recall the time when you were in it (in the Hell)? He
would say: Yes. It would be said to him: Express any desire.
And he would express the desire. It would be said to him: For
thee is that which thou desireth and ten times the world
(worldly resources). He (the Holy Prophet) said: He would say:
Art Thou making a fun of me, though Thou art the King? I saw
the Messenger of Allah laugh till his front teeth were
visible.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) addressing us said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: We glorified (our Lord, i. e. we called aloud Allah-o Akbar, Allah is the Greatest). He, then, again said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: We glorified (our Lord) and he (the Holy Prophet) then again said: I hope that you would constitute half of the inhabitants of Paradise and I shall explain to you its (reason). The believers among the unbelievers would not be more than a white hair on (the body of a) black ox or a black hair on (the body of a) white ox.
We, about forty men, were with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) in a camp when he said: Aren't you pleased that they should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? He (the narrator) said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) again said: Aren't you pleased that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? They said: Yes. Upon this he again said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I hope that you would constitute one-half of the inhabitants of Paradise and the reason is that no one would be admitted into Paradise but a believer and you are no more among the polytheists than as a white hair on the skin of a black ox or a black hair on the skin of a red ox.
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) addressed us and then supported his back (by reclining) against a leather tent and said: Behold, no one but a believing person would enter Paradise. O Allah, (see) have I conveyed (it not)? 0 Allah, be witness (to it that I have conveyed it). (Then addressing the companions) he said: Don't you like that you should constitute one-fourth of the inhabitants of Paradise? We said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He again said: Don't you like that you should constitute one-third of the inhabitants of Paradise? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: I hope that you would constitute one- half of the inhabitants of Paradise and you would be among the peoples of the world, like a black hair on (the body of) a white ox or like a white hair on the body of a black ox.
We were sitting with the Apostle
(may peace be upon him) in prayer, and the rest of the hadith
is the same as narrated by Mansur He (also said): After
(reciting tashahud) he may choose any prayer.
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