Hadith 1:1
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions
and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So
whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration
was for what he emigrated for."
Hadith 1:2
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah's
Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?"
Allah's Apostle replied, "Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell,
this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes ' off
after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of
a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says." 'Aisha added: Verily I saw
the Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the Sweat
dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).
Hadith 1:3
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine
Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true
like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He
used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah
alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used
to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife)
Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon
him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to
read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read.
The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard
that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to
read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again
and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released
me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read
(or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed
me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has
created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is
the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the
Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint
Khuwailid and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was
over and after that he told her everything that had happened and said, "I fear
that something may happen to me." Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah will
never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help the
poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving
calamity-afflicted ones."
Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin
'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic Period became a Christian and used to
write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew
as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his
eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen to the story of your nephew, O my
cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle
described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the
secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and
could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle
asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said,
"Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was
treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will
be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa
died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while.
of pause in revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet "While I was
walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the
same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between
the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, 'Wrap me
(in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of Quran):
'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn (the people
against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After
this the revelation started coming strongly, frequently and regularly."
Hadith 1:4
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not your tongue
concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith." (75.16) Said "Allah's Apostle
used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips
(quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn 'Abbas moved his lips saying, "I am moving
my lips in front of you as Allah's Apostle used to move his." Said moved his
lips saying: "I am moving my lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his." Ibn 'Abbas
added, "So Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make
haste therewith. It is for us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the
ability to recite it (the Qur'an) (75.16-17) which means that Allah will make
him (the Prophet ) remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at that
time by heart and recite it. The Statement of Allah: And 'When we have recited
it to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an) recital'
(75.18) means 'listen to it and be silent.' Then it is for Us (Allah) to make It
clear to you' (75.19) means 'Then it is (for Allah) to make you recite it (and
its meaning will be clear by itself through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's
Apostle used to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and after his departure he
used to recite it as Gabriel had recited it."
Hadith 1:5
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach
the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel
used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle
was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable
wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).
Hadith 1:6
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:
Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while
he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing
business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when
Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan
and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them
in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called
for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who
amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu
Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)."
Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions
stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my
companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The
Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me."
Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me
a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question
he asked me about him was:
'What is his family status amongst you?'
I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.'
Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e.
to be a Prophet) before him?'
I replied, 'No.'
He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?'
I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?'
I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.'
He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?'
I replied, 'They are increasing.'
He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become
displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?'
I replied, 'No.'
Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim
(to be a Prophet)?'
I replied, 'No. '
Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?'
I replied, 'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do
in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that.
Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?'
I replied, 'Yes.'
Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?'
I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.'
Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?'
I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship
anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He
orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations
with our Kith and kin.'
Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you
about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In
fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples.
I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your
reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would
have thought that this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I
asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the
negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this
man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom.
I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said
what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who
does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I, then
asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it
was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by
this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were
increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact
this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further
asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became
displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in
fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and
mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You
replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you
what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and
Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to
worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If
what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my
feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did
not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would
go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his
feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's Apostle
which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to
Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of
Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of
Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him,
who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become
a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject
this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your
Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:)
'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we
worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and
that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn
away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to
Allah).' (3:64).
Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read
the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned
out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the
Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar
(Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the
Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e.
Allah guided me to it)."
The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya' (Jerusalem)
and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn An-Natur narrates that
once while Heraclius was visiting ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning
with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood?
Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I
looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision
had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?'
The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision, so you
should not be afraid of them (Jews).
'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.'
While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to
convey the news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the
news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of
Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he
was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger
replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.'
(After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had
appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as
Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and
stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed
with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he
was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to
assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the
doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If
success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to
remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).'
(On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the
palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred
towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered
that they should be brought back in audience.
(When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the
strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before
him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius's story (in
connection with his faith).
Hadith 1:7
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad
is Allah's Apostle.
2. To offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) .
4. To perform Hajj. (i.e. Pilgrimage to Mecca)
5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
Hadith 1:8
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of more than sixty branches (i.e.
parts). And Haya (This term "Haya" covers a large number of concepts which are
to be taken together; amongst them are self respect, modesty, bashfulness, and
scruple, etc.) is a part of faith."
