55. Various

55. Various

chapter 619. When Allah wants to take the soul of one of His slaves in some land, he gives him a reason for going there

1282. Abu’l-Malih reported from one of his people (who was a Companion) that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When Allah wants one of His slaves to die in some land, he makes him have a reason for going there.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Perhaps, the narration in relation to the chapter heading seeks to also emphasize preordainment: that enduring the pains of journey to meet a need does not really mean that the need will be fulfilled.

chapter 620. The person who blows his nose in his garment

1283. Muhammad ibn Sirin related that Abu Hurayra blew his nose in his garment and then said, “Excellent! Excellent! Abu Hurayra blows his nose in cotton. You saw me lying prone between ‘A’isha’s room and the minbar when people said I was mad, but I was only hungry.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Bakh, bakh is used to express surprise. The companion – t – thanked Allah the Exalted for easing his affairs such that he could blow his nose in cotton after he could only barely feed. However, in relation to the chapter title, it demonstrates that, rather than harm others with phlegm we should blow our noses in handkerchiefs or other similar things.

chapter 621. Whispering

1284. Abu Hurayra related, “Some people said, ‘Messenger of Allah, we feel in ourselves something which we do not want to speak about and we have been in that state since sunrise.’ He said, ‘Have you really felt like that?’ ‘Yes,’ they said. He said, ‘That is clear belief.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The hadeeth highlights the true Eemaan of the companions – may Allah be pleased with them all. Clear belief is to believe and follow the Messengerﷺ in everything that he says, and not prefer or be deceived by any other

1285. Shahr ibn Hawshab said, “I and my maternal aunt visited ‘A’isha and said, ‘Sometimes something occurs to one of us such that, if he had spoken about it, that would have been the end of his hopes for the Next World. If it were to be revealed, he would be killed for it.’ She said the takbir three times and then said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about that and said, “If that happens to one of you, he should say the takbir three times. Only a believer feels that.'”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

1286. Anas ibn Malik said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘People will continue to ask about things that do not exist to such an extent that they will say, “Allah created everything, so who created Allah?”‘”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: In a similar report collected in the two Saheehs it says, “When that comes to him he should seek refuge with Allah and hold back (such thoughts).” In another report such a person is asked to say: “Allahu Ahad. Allahu as-samad. Lam yalid walam yoolad, walam yakun lahu kufwan Ahad (Allah is One. Allah is the Self- Sufficient Master. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable to Him). Then he should spit to his left three times and seek refuge against the Satan.” See Silsilat alAhaadeeth is-Saheehah (118)

chapter 622. Opinion

1287. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Beware of opinion. Opinion is the most lying form of speech. Do not spy. Do not fight one another. Do not try to ensnare one another (in sales). Do not hate one another. Be slaves of Allah and brothers.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1288. Anas said, “While the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was with one of his wives, a man passed by and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, called him and said, ‘So-and-so, this is my wife so-and-so.’ The man said, ‘Whoever I might suspect, I would not suspect you!’ The Prophet said, ‘Shaytan flows in the son of Adam like blood flows.'”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1289. ‘Abdullah said, “The person who has had something stolen from him continues to be suspicious until he is worse than the thief.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: The narration shows the seriousness of suspicion; it could be worse than theft!

1290. Bilal ibn Sa’d al-Ash’ari related that Mu’awiya wrote to Abu Dharr, “Write down for me the deviants of Damascus.” Abu Dharr said, “What do I have to do with the deviants of Damascus and how would I know them?” His son Bilal said, “I will write them,” so he wrote them. Abu Dharr said, “How do you know? You would only know that they are deviants if you were one of them. Begin with yourself and do not send their names.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 623. The slavegirl and wife shaving the husband

1291. ‘Abdul-‘Aziz ibn Qays said, “I visited ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar while a slavegirl was shaving his hair.” He said, “The lime depilatory makes the skin supple.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 624. Plucking the armpits

1292. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The fitra consists of five: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, plucking the armpits, clipping the moustache and clipping the moustache.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)

1293. As 1292 but a different order.
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)
Commentary: As No. 1292, with a different isnād.

1294. Similar to 1292.
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary:It is an athar of Abū Hurayra, but the words are similar to Nos. 1292 and 1293, and with a different isnād.

chapter 625. Good contract

1295. Abu’t-Tufayl reported, “I saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, divide the meat at al-Ji’rana. At that time, I was a boy who carried the joint of the camel (after it had been sacrificed). A woman came to him and he spread out his robe for her. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ The reply was, ‘This is the woman who suckled him.'”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 626. Recognition

1296. Al-Mughira ibn Shu’ba reported that a man said, “May Allah make the amir thrive! Your chamberlain recognises certain men and gives them preference in permission to enter.” He said, “May Allah excuse him! Recognition helps with a voracious good and attacking camel.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 627. Children playing with nuts

1297. Ibrahim said, “Our companions used to allow us all sorts of play things except for dogs.” (Abu ‘Abdullah said that he meant the children.)
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Shaykh Husayn al-‘Awaayisha (hafizahullah) said, “The author cited this narration under this section to show the permissibility of children playing with nuts. However, it should not be along with betting and it should not take much time so that they do not get used to that when they mature, and so that it does not prevent them from acts of obedience they should master and be nurtured upon. Allah Knows Best.”

1298. Abu ‘Uqba said, “I once walked along the road with Ibn ‘Umar. I passed some Abyssinian lads who were playing and he brought out two dirhams which he gave to them.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

1299. ‘A’isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to call her companions to her who were playing with dolls.”
Grade: Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Young people may play with dolls and other playthings as is evinced in this hadeeth; moreover, when play with such toys is beneficial in their tutelage. The permissibility of a wife having friends and playmates could also be drawn from the narration.

chapter 628. Sacrificing pigeons

1300. Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw a man following a dove and said, ‘A shaytan following a shaytan.'”
Grade: Hasan (Sound) and Saheeh (Authentic)
Commentary: Turning away from good is the lexical meaning of the word, ash-Shatn, from which Shaytaan is coined. Thus, the one who followed the dove, getting busy with that, being prevented from worship and beneficial things lexically falls in the category. Likewise the cause of such distraction.

1301. Al-Hasan said, “‘Uthman did not speak on any Jumu’a without commanding the killing of dogs and slaughtering of doves.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 629. Someone who has a need is the person most entitled to go out for it

1302. Zayd ibn Thabit reported that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab came to him to ask to see him one day and he gave him permission while his head was in the hands of a slavegirl of his who was combing his hair. He removed his head and ‘Umar said to him, ‘Let her comb it.’ He said, ‘Amir al-Mu’minin, if you were to send for me, I would come to you.’ ”Umar said, ‘It is my need.'”
Grade: Hasan (Sound)
Commentary: The narration demonstrates the humility of ‘Umar and that the companions – radiya Allahu anhum – were full of respect for each other. It also teaches that subordinates and students should respect their superiors and teachers.

630. When someone spits when he is with people

1303. Abu Hurayra said, “When someone spits in the presence of people, let him catch it with his palms so that his spit does not fall on the ground. When he fasts, he should oil his palm so that the trace of the fast is not seen on him.”
Grade: Da’eef (Weak)

chapter 631. When a man speaks to people, he does not turn to one particular person

1304. Habib ibn Abi Thabit said, “When a man spoke, they used to like that he not turn to one particular man, but rather he should address everyone.”
Grade: Hasan (Sound)