Ahadith

Sahl ibn Sa‘ad relates that drink was brought to the Holy Prophet and he drank of it. On his right was a boy and on his left were older people. He said to the boy: Would you permit that I should give the rest of this drink to those on my left? The boy said: Messenger of Allah, I would certainly not give preference to anyone else over myself in respect of that which might come to me from you. So he handed over the rest of the drink to him, (Bokhari and Muslim). (Aal-e-`Imran 187, Luqman 36, An-Nahl 63, Al-Hadid 18)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: While Job, the Prophet, was bathing naked a gold locust dropped on him. He tried to secure it in a piece of cloth, when he heard his Lord calling him: Job, have I not made you independent of that which you see? Job made answer: Indeed, by Thy Honour, but I am not indifferent towards Thy blessings (Bokhari). (Aal-e-`Imran 187, Luqman 36, An-Nahl 63, Al-Hadid 18)

This hadith is the same as No, 547. (Aal-e-`Imran 187, Luqman 36, An-Nahl 63, Al-Hadid 18)

lbn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: Only two are to be envied: he upon whom Allah bestows the Quran and he conforms to it through the hours of the night and day; and he upon whom Allah bestows wealth and he spends it in the cause of Allah, through the hours of the night and diy (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abu Hurairah relates that some of the poor Emigrants came to the Holy Prophet and said: The wealthy shall walk away with all high ranks and lasting bounties. He asked: How is that? They answered: They pray as we do and observe the fast as we do; but they spend in charity and we cannot, and they free slaves and we cannot. He said: Shall ] instruct you in something whereby you will overtake those who are ahead of you and will keep ahead of those who are behind you and no one will excel you unless he does that which you do? They said: Surely, Messenger of Allah. He said: Glorify and magnify and give praise to Allah thirty-three times on the termination of each Prayer service. Shortly after they came back to him and said: Our wealthy brethren having heard what we are doing have started doing the same. Said the Holy Prophet: This is Allah’s grace. He bestows it upon whomsoever He wills (Bokhari and Muslim).

This hadith is the same as No. 474.

Abdullah ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: If a Muslim has something that would entail a testamentary direction he should not let two nights pass without executing a written testament (Bokhari and Mustlim). Muslim specifies three nights. Ibn Umar said: Since I heard the Holy Prophet say this I have not let a night pass without having my will by me.

Anas relates that the Holy Prophet drew a number of lines, and indicated that one of them represented man and another represented death and said: He continues like this till the nearest line (i.e. death) overtakes him.

Ibn Mas‘ud relates that the Holy Prophet drew a rectangle and in the middle of it he drew a line lengthwise the upper end of which protruded beyond the rectangle. Across this middle line he drew a number of short lines. He indicated that the figure represented man, that the encircling rectangle was death, the middle line stood for his desires and the short-lines across it were the trials and tribulations of life. He said: If one of these misses him he falls a victim to one of the others (Bokhari).

This hadith is the same as No. 93. (An-Nur 17, Al-Fajr 16)