Ahadith

Abu Hurairah relates: While the Holy Prophet was sitting talking to people a rustic came and asked: When will the Judgment be? The Holy Prophet continued his talk. Some of those present thought that the Holy Prophet had heard him but did not like the interruption and the others said he did not hear him. When the Holy Prophet finished what he was saying, he asked: Where is the one who inquired about the Judgment. The man said: Here am I, Messenger of Allah. The Holy Prophet said: When the trust is betrayed expect the Judgment. The man inquired: What is the betrayal? The Holy Prophet answered: When authority is committed to those not fit to administer it, then expect the Judgment (Bokhari).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Your leaders will lead you in Prayer, then if they go right this will be meritorious for you and for them. But if they go wrong, you will have the merit but they will bear the responsibility for the wrong (Bokhari).

Abu Hurairah relates with reference to the verse: You are the best of people for you have been raised for the benefit of mankind (3. 111); that the Holy Prophet said: The best people for mankind are those who pull people with chains round their necks till they enter Islam (Bokhari).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah is much pleased with people who enter Paradise in chains (Bokhari).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said that the dearest parts of the cities to Allah are its mosques and the most offensive parts are its markets (Muslim).

Salman Farisi said: Do not be, if you can help it, the first to enter a market or the last to emerge therefrom for that is the arena of Satan and that is where he unfurls his standard (Muslim). Barqani’s version is: The Holy Prophet said: Do not be the first to enter the market and the last to emerge therefrom inasmuch as Satan lays his eggs and hatches them there.

‘Asim Ahwal relates on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sarijas that he said to the Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, Allah has forgiven all your shortcomings; and he said: And yours also. ‘Asim says: I said to Abdullah: Did the Holy Prophet ask for forgiveness for you? and he answered: Yes, and for you also; and recited the verse: Seek forgiveness for thy frailties and for the believing men and the believing women (47. 20). (Muslim).

Abu Mas‘ud Ansari relates that the Holy Prophet said that one of the admonitions of previous Prophets which has reached people is: If you discard modesty then you can do what you wish (Bokhari).

Ibn Mas‘ud relates that the Holy Prophet said that the first matter concerning which people will be judged on the Day of Judgment will be the matter of shedding blood (Bokhari and Muslim).

Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: Angels were created from light and jinns from blazing fire, and Adam was created from that which you have been told (Muslim).