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Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab that he had heard that in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, women were becoming muslim in their own lands and they did not do hijra while their husbands were still kafirun although they themselves had become muslim. Among them was the daughter of al-Walid ibn al-Mughira and she was the wife of Safwan ibn Umayya. She became muslim on the day of the conquest (of Makka), and her husband, Safwan ibn Umayya fled from Islam. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent Safwan's paternal cousin, Wahb ibn Umayr with the cloak of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, as a safe-conduct for Safwan ibn Umayya, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called him to Islam and asked for him to come to him and if he was pleased with the matter to accept it. If not he would have a respite for two months.
When Safwan came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with his cloak, he called out to him over the heads of the people, "Muhammad! Wahb ibn Umayr brought me your cloak and claimed that you had summoned me to come to you and if I was pleased with the matter, I should accept it and if not, you would give me a respite for two months. "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Come down, Abu Wahb." He said, "No, by Allah! I will not come down until you make it clear to me." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You have a respite of four months." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out toward Hawazin at Hunayn. He sent to Safwan ibn Umayya to borrow some equipment and arms that he had. Safwan said, "Willingly or unwillingly?" He said, "Willingly." Therefore he lent him the equipment and arms which he had. Then Safwan went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was still a kafir. He was present at the battles of Hunayn and at-Ta'if while he was still a kafir and his wife was a muslim. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not separate Safwan and his wife until he had become muslim, and his wife was settled with him by that marriage.
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I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave. They said (to each other), nothing could save you from this rock but to invoke Allah by giving reference to the righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).' So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never provided my family (wife, children etc.) with milk before them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at night) while they had slept. I milked the sheep for them and took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked to provide my family with the milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I kept on waiting for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this rock.' So, the rock shifted a little but they could not get out."
The Prophet added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of all people to me and I wanted to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a famine year and she came to me and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars on the condition that she would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about to fulfill my desire, she said: It is illegal for you to outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I thought it a sin to have sexual intercourse with her and left her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and also I left the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they could not get out from there."
The Prophet added, "Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few labourers and I paid them their wages with the exception of one man who did not take his wages and went away. I invested his wages and I got much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's slave! Pay me my wages. I said to him: All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He said: O Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove them away and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that rock shifted completely and they got out walking.
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that one among the
delegates of the Abdul Qais tribe narrated this tradition to
him. Said said that Qatada had mentioned the name of Abu
Nadra on the authority of Abu Said Khudri who narrated this
tradition: That people from the tribe of Abdul Qais came to
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and said:
Messenger of Allah, we belong to the tribe of Rabia and there
live between you and us the unbelievers of the Mudar tribe and
we find it impossible to come to you except in the sacred
months; direct us to a deed which we must communicate to those
who have been left behind us and by doing which we may enter
heaven. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: I enjoin upon you four (things) and forbid you to
do four (things): worship Allah and associate none with Him,
establish prayer, pay Zakat, and observe the fast of Ramadan,
and pay the fifth part out of the booty. And I prohibit you
from four (things): dry gourds, green-coloured jars, hollowed
stumps of palm-trees, and receptacles. They (the members of
the delegation) said: Do you know what al-naqir is? He
replied: Yes, it is a stump which you hollow out and in which
you throw small dates. Said said: He (the Holy Prophet) used
the word tamar (dates). (The Holy Prophet then added): Then
you sprinkle water over it and when its ebullition subsides,
you drink it (and you are so intoxicated) that one amongst
you, or one amongst them (the other members of your tribe, who
were not present there) strikes his cousin with the sword. He
(the narrator) said: There was a man amongst us who had
sustained injury on this very account due to (intoxication),
and he told that he tried to conceal it out of shame from the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I, however,
inquired from the Messenger of Allah (it we discard those
utensils which you have forbidden us to use), then what type
of vessels should be used for drink? He (the Holy Prophet)
replied: In the waterskin the mouths of which are tied (with a
string). They (again) said: Prophet of Allah, our land abounds
in rats and water-skins cannot remain preserved. The holy
Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: (Drink in
water?skins) even if these arenibbled by rats. And then
(addressing) al-Ashajj of Abdul Qais he said: Verily, you
possess two such qualities which Allah loves: insight and
deliberateness.
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