Commander of the Faithful

February 4, 2019

Hadith 177: (Abu Rafi’ said,) “I entered the presence of the Messenger of Allah while he was asleep, or wahi (revelation) was descending upon him. …

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith 177 دخلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو نائم، أو يوحى إليه، وإذا حية في جانب البيت، فكرهت أن أقتلها فأوقظه، فاضطجعت بينه وبين الحية، فإن كان شيء، كان بي دونه، فاستيقظ وهو يتلو هذه الآية: إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ [المائدة: 55 ] الآية، قال: الحمد لله. فرآني إلى جانبه، فقال: ما أضجعك ههنا؟ قلت: لمكان هذه الحية، قال: قم […]
February 4, 2019

Hadith 178: The most knowledgeable of my Ummah after me is ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib.

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith 178 أعلم أمتي من بعدي علي بن أبي طالب. The most knowledgeable of my Ummah after me is ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib.   Al Daylami narrates this hadith — from Salman al Farisi marfu’an (attributed to the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).[1] I saw the hadith in Musnad al Firdaws without a chain of transmission.[2] Abu Nuaim narrates this hadith—as mentioned in […]
February 4, 2019

Hadith 179: I advise you to treat these two well. No one defends and protects them for my sake except that Allah will grant him a nur (light) that he will appear with before me on the Day of Resurrection. (Referring to ‘Ali and al ‘Abbas)

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith 179 أوصيكم بهذين خيرا، لا يكف عنهما أحد، ولا يحفظهما لي، إلا أعطاه الله تعالى نورا يرد به علي يوم القيامة، يعني عليا والعباس. I advise you to treat these two well. No one defends and protects them for my sake except that Allah will grant him a nur (light) that he will appear with before me on the Day of Resurrection. (Referring […]
February 4, 2019

Hadith 180: Verily the duel of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib against ‘Amr ibn Wudd on the Day of Khandaq (i.e. the Battle of the Trench) is more virtuous than all the good deeds of my Ummah until the Day of Resurrection.

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith 180 .لمبارزة علي بن أبي طالب لعمرو بن عبد ود يوم الخندق، أفضل من أعمال أمتي إلى يوم القيامة Verily the duel of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib against ‘Amr ibn Wudd on the Day of Khandaq (i.e. the Battle of the Trench) is more virtuous than all the good deeds of my Ummah until the Day of Resurrection.   Al Hakim narrates this […]
February 5, 2019

Hadith 181: I emigrated to the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Once, while I was with him one day, he said to me, “O ‘Amr, should I show you a dabbah (animal) of Jannat that eats food, drinks beverages, and walks in the marketplaces?”….

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents Hadith 181 هاجرت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فبينما أنا عنده ذات يوم، قال لي: يا عمرو هل أريك دابة الجنة، تأكل الطعام، وتشرب الشراب، وتمشي في الأسواق؟ قال: قلت: بلى بأبي أنت وأمي. قال: هذا دابة الجنة، وأشار إلى علي بن أبي طالب. I emigrated to the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Once, while I was with him […]