Ahadith

Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas relates: Six of us were with the Holy Prophet when the pagans said to him: Drive these ones away, lest they should begin to venture against us. The six were Ibn Mas‘ud, a man of the Huzail, Bilal, two men whose names I do not know, and myself. The Holy Prophet thought what Allah wished him to think, and Allah sent down: Drive not away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening seeking His countenance (6.53) (Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Abu Hurairah ‘Aiz ibn Amr Muzani relates that Abu Sufyan came with a party of people to Salman, Suhaib and Bilal and these latter said to him: Did not the swords of Allah exact their due from the enemy of Allah? Abu Bakr said to them: Do you speak like this to the chief of the Quraish and their master? Then he went to the Holy Prophet and related this to him. He said: Abu Bakr, perchance you have offended them. If so, you have offended your Lord. Abu Bakr went back to them and said: Brothers, did I offend you? They replied: No. May Allah forgive you, brother (Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Sahl ibn Sa‘ad relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan and me will be like this in Paradise; and he raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Bokhari). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan, whether related to him or a stranger, will be like these two in Paradise; and the narrator raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A poor one is not he who can be turned away with a date or two or a morsel or two: the truly poor one is he who despite his poverty refrains from asking (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: A poor one is not he who goes round’ asking people and who can be turned away with a morsel or two or a date or two. A truly poor one is he who does not find enough to suffice him, does not disclose his poverty so that he might be given alms, and does not stand up to ask. (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who exerts himself on behalf of widows and the indigent is like one who strives in the cause of Allah; and the narrator thinks he added: and like the guardian who never retreats, and like one who observes the fast and does not break it (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The worst food is the food served at a walima from which those are excluded who would like to come and to which those are invited who refuse to come and he who declines an invitation disobeys Allah and His Messenger (Muslim). Another version is: The worst food is the food served at a walima to which the rich are invited and from which the poor are excluded. (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who brings up two girls through their childhood will appear on the Day of Judgment attached to me like two fingers of a hand (Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Ayesha relates: A woman came to me begging with her two daughters; I could not find anything except a single date which I gave to her. She divided it between her daughters and did not herself eat any of it. Then she got up and left. When the Holy Prophet came, I told him of it. He said: One who is tried with daughters and treats them well will find that they will become his shield from the Fire (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)

Ayesha relates: A poor woman came to me with her two daughters. I gave her three dates. She gave one to each girl and raised the third to her own mouth to eat. The girls asked her for it. So she broke it into two parts and gave one to each of the girls. 1 was much struck by her action and mentioned what she had done to the Holy Prophet. He said: Allah appointed Paradise for her in consequence of it; or he said: Allah.freed her from the Fire on account of it. (Al-Hijr 90, Al-Kahf 30)