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Nu’m\u0101n ibn Bash\u012br said<\/a>,<\/p>\n I heard the Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, say:<\/p>\n What is lawful is manifest and what is unlawful is manifest and between these two are doubtful things which many people do not know. So whoever guards himself against the doubtful things, he keeps his religion and his honour unsullied, and whoever falls into doubtful things is like the herdsman who grazes his cattle on the borders of a reserve–he is likely to enter it. Know that every king has a reserve (and) know that the reserve of All\u0101h in His land is what He has forbidden. Know that in the body there is a bit of flesh; when it is sound the whole body is sound, and when it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt. Know, it is the heart.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 3<\/p>\n Abu Hurairah said<\/a>, “Faith is that thou believe in Allah and His angels and in meeting with Him and (in) His messengers and that thou believe in being raised to life (after death).”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n He asked, What is Islam? (The Prophet) said:<\/span><\/p>\n “Islam is that thou shalt worship Allah and not associate aught with Him and (that) thou keep up prayer and pay the zakat as ordained and fast in Ramadzan.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n He asked, What is ihsan (goodness)? (The Prophet) said:<\/span><\/p>\n “That thou worship Allah as if thou seest Him; for if thou see Him not, surely He sees thee.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 4<\/p>\n Ibn `Umar said<\/a>, “Islam is built on five (things), the bearing of witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and keeping up of prayer and the payment of zakat and the pilgrimage and fasting in Ramadzan.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n 5<\/p>\n Anas reported<\/a> on the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, He said:<\/span> Anas reported<\/a> on the authority of the Prophet,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, . . . He said:<\/p>\n “There is none who bears witness with sincerity of heart that there is no god but All\u0101h and that Muhammad is the Messenger of All\u0101h but All\u0101h has forbidden his going to fire.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said<\/a>: “The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ab\u016b M\u0101lik said<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him,<\/p>\n “Purification is half the faith.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 9<\/p>\n Ibn ‘Umar said<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “Prayer is not accepted without purification, nor (is) charity (accepted) out of what is acquired by unlawful means.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Abu Dharr said<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n Pure earth serves the purpose of a Muslim’s ablution, though he may not find water for ten years. When he finds water, he should wash with it his body, for that is better.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n Sa’\u012bd ibn Zaid said<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “That man has not performed ablution who does not remember All\u0101h in doing it.”<\/p>\n 11a<\/p>\n Yahy\u0101 al-M\u0101zin\u012b reported that<\/p>\n A man said to ‘Abd All\u0101h ibn Zaid, Canst thou show me how the Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, performed ablution? ‘Abd All\u0101h ibn Zaid said, Yes. So he sent for water and poured it over his hands and washed his hands twice, then he rinsed his mouth and sniffed water into his nose thrice, then he washed his face thrice, then he washed his hands up to the elbow twice, then he wiped his head with both his hands so that he carried them from the front and brought them back he began with his forehead until he carried them to his neck, then he brought them back to the place from which he had started then he washed his two feet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n It is reported about Ibn `Umar<\/a> that he used to say, <\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Abu Mahdhurah said<\/a>, “Thou shouldst say: <\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Ab\u016b Hurairah reported<\/a> that<\/p>\n A man entered the mosque, and the Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, (was) sitting in a corner of the mosque; …….. he said, Teach me, O Messenger of All\u0101h! He said:<\/p>\n “When thou risest for the prayer, then perform the ablution in a right manner, then turn thy face towards the Qiblah, then say\u00a0All\u0101hu Akbar<\/i>, then recite what thou canst afford of the Qur’\u0101n, then bow down until thou art at rest in bowing down (ruk\u016b’), then raise thyself up until thou art firm in the standing posture, then fall down in prostration until thou art at rest in prostration, then raise thyself up until thou art at rest in sitting, then fall down in prostration until thou art at rest in prostration, then raise thyself up until thou art at rest in sitting; and, according to one report, then raise thyself up until thou art firm in the standing posture; then do this in the whole of thy prayer.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n ‘Ub\u0101dah reported<\/a> that<\/p>\n ‘The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “There is no prayer for him who does not recite the Opening (chapter) of the Book.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n Abu Musa said<\/a>, “Tell Abu Bakr that he should lead the prayer for the people.” <\/span>\u00a0. . . So the messenger came to him, and he (Abu Bakr) led the prayer for the people in the lifetime of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n Abu Hurairah said<\/a> on the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, (who said):<\/span><\/p>\n “There is a man who gives a charity and he conceals it so much so that his left hand does not know what his right hand spends.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 18 and 18a<\/p>\n Abu Hurairah reported<\/a>, “Removal from the way of that which is harmful is charity.”<\/span>\u00a0(B. 46 : 24.)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n “Every good deed is charity, and it is a good deed that thou meet thy brother with a cheerful countenance and that thou pour water from thy bucket into the vessel of thy brother.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 19<\/p>\n Abu Hurairah said<\/a>, “The man who exerts himself on behalf of the widow and the poor one is like the one who struggles in the way of Allah, or the one who keeps awake in the night (for prayers) and fasts during the day.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n Abu Musa reported<\/a>, “Sadaqah is incumbent on every Muslim.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They (his companions) said, O Prophet of Allah! And (what about him) who has not got (anything to give)? He said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0“He should work with his hand and profit himself and give in charity.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They said, If he has nothing (in spite of this). He said:<\/span><\/p>\n “He should help the distressed one who is in need.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n They said, If he is unable to do this. He said:<\/span><\/p>\n “He should do good deeds and refrain from doing evil–this is charity on his part.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n Ab\u016b Hurairah reported<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “Fasting is an armour with which one protects oneself; so let not him (who fasts) utter immodest (or foul) speech, nor let him act in an ignorant manner; and if a man quarrels with him or abuses him, he should say twice, I am fasting. And by Him in Whose hand is my soul, the odour of the mouth of one fasting is sweeter in the estimation of All\u0101h than the odour of muskh–gives up his food and his drink and his (sexual) desire for MY sake; fasting is for Me and I will grant its reward; and a virtue brings reward ten times like it.”<\/p>\n Ab\u016b Hurairah said,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “He who does not give up uttering falsehood and acting according to it, All\u0101h has no need of his giving up his food and his drink.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n ‘At\u0101’ said<\/a>,<\/p>\n One should break the fast on account of illness, whatever it may be, as All\u0101h has said. And Hasan and Ibr\u0101h\u012bm said, concerning the woman who gives suck and the one with child, when they fear about themselves or their child, they should break the fast, then fast on other days. And as to the very old man when he cannot bear fasting–Anas, after he became old, fed one who was needy, for a year or two daily with bread and meat, and broke the fast.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n Ibn `Abbas reported<\/a>, “Only once; and whoever does it more than once, it is supererogatory.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n Ibn `Umar reported<\/a> about the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, He shall not wear shirt, nor turban, nor trousers, nor head-gear, nor any cloth dyed with wars or saffron; and if he does not find shoes, let him wear leather stockings, and he should cut them off so that they may be lower than the ankles.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n Ibn `Umar reported<\/a>, <\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n ‘Alqamah said<\/a>,<\/p>\n While I was going along with ‘Abd All\u0101h, he said, We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, and he said:<\/p>\n “He who is able to marry should marry, for it keeps the eye cast down and keeps a man chaste; and he who cannot, should take to fasting, for it will have a castrating effect upon him.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n Muhammad b. ‘Ali narrated<\/a> on the authority of his father ‘Ali that Allah’s Apostle\u00a0 on the Day of Khaibar prohibited forever the contracting of temporary marriage and eating of the flesh of domestic donkeys.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n J\u0101bir said<\/a>,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said When one of you asks a woman in marriage, then if he is able that he should look into what invites him to have her in marriage, he should do it.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 29<\/p>\n Mugh\u012brah reported,<\/p>\n He made a proposal of marriage to a woman, and the Prophet,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “See her, for this is more likely to bring about agreement between you.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 30<\/p>\n Ab\u016b Hurairah reported,<\/p>\n The Prophet,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said<\/p>\n “The widow shall not be married until she is consulted, and the virgin shall not be married until her consent is obtained.”<\/p>\n They said, O Messenger of All\u0101h! How shall her consent be obtained? He said. “(It is sufficient) that she remains silent.”5<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 31<\/p>\n Khans\u0101’ reported,<\/p>\n Her father gave her away in marriage, and she was a\u00a0thayyib<\/i>, and she did not like it. So she came to the Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, and he annulled her marriage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n ‘\u0100’ishah said,<\/p>\n The Messenger of All\u0101h,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “Select (fit) women (in respect of character) for your seed, and marry (your) equals and give (your daughters) in marriage to them.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 33<\/p>\n Ab\u016b Hurairah reported,<\/p>\n The Prophet,\u00a0peace and blessings of All\u0101h be on him, said:<\/p>\n “A woman is married on account of four things; on account of her wealth, and on account of (the nobility of) her family, and her beauty, and on account of her character, so attain success with the one possessing nobility of character.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 34<\/p>\n
\nThe Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, was one day sitting outside among the people when a man came to him and asked, What is faith (Iman)? He said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n“None of you has faith unless he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Muslims when they came to Madinah used to gather together and they made an appointment for prayers; no call was given for it. So they talked about it one day. Some of them said, Have a bell like the bell of the Christians; others said, Rather a bugle like the horn of the Jews; `Umar said, Would you not appoint a man who should sound a call for the prayer.<\/span>\u00a0The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said, “O Bilal! get up and give a call for prayer.”<\/span><\/p>\n
\nI said, O Messenger of Allah! Teach me the way of delivering the adhan. He said, So he touched his forehead (and) said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n`Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.’
\nThou shouldst raise thy voice with it; then thou shouldst say,
\n`I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’
\nThou shouldst lower thy voice with it; then thou shouldst raise thy voice with the bearing of witness,
\n`I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer, Come to prayer; Come to success, Come to success’.
\nThen if it is morning prayer, thou shouldst say,
\n`Prayer is better than sleep’, `Prayer is better than sleep’;
\n(Then thou shouldst say),
\n`Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no God but Allah.'”\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nThe Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, fell ill and his illness became severe; so he said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>Jabir said,
\nThe Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAl-Aqra` asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, O Messenger of Allah! Is the pilgrimage to be performed every year or only once? He said :<\/span><\/p>\n
\nA man asked him, What should a man wear in the state of ihram? He said:<\/span><\/p>\n
\n`Umar said, speaking of the Corner (the Black Stone), I call Allah to witness that I know that thou art a stone — thou canst not harm or profit; and if I had not seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, kissing thee, I would not have kissed thee, then he kissed it.<\/p>\n