Sahih Muslim — The Merits of the Companions

Anas reported (that his mother) Umm Sulaim said (to the Holy Prophet) Allah's Messenger, here is your servant Anas. The rest of the hadith is the same

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، حدثنا ابو داود، حدثنا شعبة، عن قتادة، سمعت انسا، يقول قالت ام سليم يا رسول الله خادمك انس . فذكر نحوه

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters

حدثنا محمد بن بشار، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، حدثنا شعبة، عن هشام بن زيد، سمعت انس بن مالك، يقول مثل ذلك

Anas reportedAllah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited us and there was none else (in the house) but I, my mother and my mother's sister Umm Haram. My mother said to him:Allah's Messenger, here is a small servant of yours, invoke blessings of Allah upon him. And he invoked blessings for me (that I should be bestowed upon) every good and this was what he (said) at the end of what be supplicated for me: O Allah, make an increase in his wealth, and progeny, and cqnfer blessings (upon him) in (each one) of them

وحدثني زهير بن حرب، حدثنا هاشم بن القاسم، حدثنا سليمان، عن ثابت، عن انس، قال دخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم علينا وما هو الا انا وامي وام حرام خالتي فقالت امي يا رسول الله خويدمك ادع الله له - قال - فدعا لي بكل خير وكان في اخر ما دعا لي به ان قال " اللهم اكثر ماله وولده وبارك له فيه

Anas reported:My mother Umm Anas came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). And she prepared my lower garment out of the half of her headdress and (with the other half) she covered my upper body and said: Allah's Messenger, here is my son Unais; I have brought him to you for serving you. Invoke blessings of Allah upon him. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: O Allah, make an increase in his wealth, and progeny. Anas said: By Allah, my fortune is huge and my children, and grand-children are now more than one hundred

حدثني ابو معن الرقاشي، حدثنا عمر بن يونس، حدثنا عكرمة، حدثنا اسحاق، حدثنا انس، قال جاءت بي امي ام انس الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقد ازرتني بنصف خمارها وردتني بنصفه فقالت يا رسول الله هذا انيس ابني اتيتك به يخدمك فادع الله له . فقال " اللهم اكثر ماله وولده " . قال انس فوالله ان مالي لكثير وان ولدي وولد ولدي ليتعادون على نحو الماية اليوم

Anas b. Malik said:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed (by our house) that my mother Umm Sulaim listened to his voice and said: Allah's Messenger, let my father and mother be sacrificed for thee, here is Unais (and requested him to invoke blessings upon me). So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) invoked three blessings upon me. I have seen (the results) of the two in this very world (in regard to wealth and progeny) and I hope to see (the result) of the third one in the Hereafter

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، حدثنا جعفر، - يعني ابن سليمان - عن الجعد ابي عثمان، قال حدثنا انس بن مالك، قال مر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسمعت امي ام سليم صوته فقالت بابي وامي يا رسول الله انيس . فدعا لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثلاث دعوات قد رايت منها اثنتين في الدنيا وانا ارجو الثالثة في الاخرة

Anas reported:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me as I was playing with playmates. He greeted and sent me on an errand and I made delay in going to my mother. When I came to her she said: What detained you? I said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me on an errand. She said: What was the purpose? I said: It is something secret. Therupon she said: Do not then divulge the secret of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to anyone. Anas said: By Allah, if I were to divulge it to anyone, then, O Thabit, I would have divulged it to you

حدثنا ابو بكر بن نافع، حدثنا بهز، حدثنا حماد، اخبرنا ثابت، عن انس، قال اتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وانا العب مع الغلمان - قال - فسلم علينا فبعثني الى حاجة فابطات على امي فلما جيت قالت ما حبسك قلت بعثني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لحاجة . قالت ما حاجته قلت انها سر . قالت لا تحدثن بسر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم احدا . قال انس والله لو حدثت به احدا لحدثتك يا ثابت

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) told me something secretly. I informed none about that and Umm Sulaim asked me about it, but I did not tell her even

حدثنا حجاج بن الشاعر، حدثنا عارم بن الفضل، حدثنا معتمر بن سليمان، قال سمعت ابي يحدث، عن انس بن مالك، قال اسر الى نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سرا فما اخبرت به احدا بعد . ولقد سالتني عنه ام سليم فما اخبرتها به

Amir b. Sa'd reported that he heard his father (Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas) say:never heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say unto one living and moving about that he was in Paradise except to 'Abdullah b. Salim

حدثني زهير بن حرب، حدثنا اسحاق بن عيسى، حدثني مالك، عن ابي النضر، عن عامر بن سعد، قال سمعت ابي يقول، ما سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول لحى يمشي انه في الجنة الا لعبد الله بن سلام

Qais b. 'Ubada reported:I was in the company of some persons, amongst whom some were the Companions of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) in Medina, that there came a person whose face depicted the fear (of Allah). Some people said: He is a person from amongst the people of Paradise; he is a person from amongst the people of Paradise. He observed two short rak'ahs of prayer and then went out. I followed him and he got into his house and I also got in and we began to converse with each other. And when he became familiar (with me) I said to Him: When you entered (the mosque) before (your entrance in the house) a person said so and so (that you are amongst the people of Paradise), whereupon he said: It is not meet for anyone to say anything which he does not know. I shall (now) tell you why they (say) this. I saw a dream during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and narrated it to him. I seemed to be in a garden [he described its vastness, its rich fructification and its verdure]; in the midst of it, there stood an iron pillar, with its base in the earth and its summit in the sky: and upon its summit there was a handhold. It was said to me: Climb up this (pillar). I said to him (visitant in the dream): I am unable to do it. Thereupon a helper came to me, and he (supported) me (by catching hold of my) garment from behind and thus helped me with his hand and so I climbed up till I was at the summit of the pillar, and grasped the handhold. It was said to me: Ho d it tightly. It was at this that I woke up when (the handhold) was in fthe grip) of my hand. I narrated it (the dream) to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), whereupon he said: That garden implies al-Islam and that pillar implies the pillar of Islam. And that handhold is the firmest faith (as refered to in the Qur'an). And you will remain attached to Islam until you shall die. And that man was 'Abdullah b. Salim

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى العنزي، حدثنا معاذ بن معاذ، حدثنا عبد الله بن عون، عن محمد بن سيرين، عن قيس بن عباد، قال كنت بالمدينة في ناس فيهم بعض اصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فجاء رجل في وجهه اثر من خشوع فقال بعض القوم هذا رجل من اهل الجنة هذا رجل من اهل الجنة . فصلى ركعتين يتجوز فيهما ثم خرج فاتبعته فدخل منزله ودخلت فتحدثنا فلما استانس قلت له انك لما دخلت قبل قال رجل كذا وكذا قال سبحان الله ما ينبغي لاحد ان يقول ما لا يعلم وساحدثك لم ذاك رايت رويا على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقصصتها عليه رايتني في روضة - ذكر سعتها وعشبها وخضرتها - ووسط الروضة عمود من حديد اسفله في الارض واعلاه في السماء في اعلاه عروة . فقيل لي ارقه . فقلت له لا استطيع . فجاءني منصف - قال ابن عون والمنصف الخادم - فقال بثيابي من خلفي - وصف انه رفعه من خلفه بيده - فرقيت حتى كنت في اعلى العمود فاخذت بالعروة فقيل لي استمسك . فلقد استيقظت وانها لفي يدي فقصصتها على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " تلك الروضة الاسلام وذلك العمود عمود الاسلام وتلك العروة عروة الوثقى وانت على الاسلام حتى تموت " . قال والرجل عبد الله بن سلام

Qais b. 'Ubaida reported:I was (sitting) in a company in which there were (besides others) Sa'd b. Malik and Ibn 'Umar that 'Abdullah b. Saliim happened to pass (by that side). They (the people sitting in that company) said: He is a person from amongst the dwellers of Paradise. I stood up and said to him: They say such and such (thing about you), whereupon he said: Hallowed be Allah, it is not meet for them to say (anything) of which They have no knowledge. Verily I saw as if a pillar had been raised in a green garden and there had been fixed at its (upper) end a handhold and there was a helper at its base. It was said to me: Climb up. So I climbed up and caught hold of the haildhold. I narrated (the contents of this dream) to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), whereupon he said: 'Abdullah would die in a state that he would be catching hold of the firmest handhold (he would die holding fast to the faith)

حدثنا محمد بن عمرو بن عباد بن جبلة بن ابي رواد، حدثنا حرمي بن عمارة، حدثنا قرة بن خالد، عن محمد بن سيرين، قال قال قيس بن عباد كنت في حلقة فيها سعد بن مالك وابن عمر فمر عبد الله بن سلام فقالوا هذا رجل من اهل الجنة . فقمت فقلت له انهم قالوا كذا وكذا . قال سبحان الله ما كان ينبغي لهم ان يقولوا ما ليس لهم به علم انما رايت كان عمودا وضع في روضة خضراء فنصب فيها وفي راسها عروة وفي اسفلها منصف - والمنصف الوصيف - فقيل لي ارقه . فرقيت حتى اخذت بالعروة فقصصتها على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يموت عبد الله وهو اخذ بالعروة الوثقى

Kharasha b. Hurr reported:I was sitting in a circle in the mosque of Medina and there was an old man, quite handsome. He was 'Abdullah b. Salim. He was telling good things to them (to the people sitting in that company). As he stood up (to depart) the people said: He who is desirous of looking at a person from amongst the people of Paradise should see him. I said: By Allah, I will follow him, and would try to know his residence. So I followed him and he walked on until he reached the outskirts of Medina. He then entered his house. I sought permission from him to get in, and he granted me the permission, saying: My nephew, what is the need (that has brought you here)? I said to him: As you stood up, I heard people say about you: He who is desirous of seeing a person from among the people of Paradise should look at him. So I became desirous of accompanying you. He ('Abdullah b. Salim) said: It is Allah Who knows best about the people of Paradise. I would, however, narrate to you as to why they said like it. (The story is) that while I was asleep (one night) there came to me a person (in the dream) who asked me to stand up. (So I stood up) and he caught hold of my hand and I walked along with him, and, lo, I found some paths on my left and I was about to set out upon them. Thereupon he said to me Do not set yourself on (them) for these are the paths of the leftists (denizens of Hell-fire). Then there were paths leading to the right side, whereupon he said: Set yourself on these paths. We came across a hill and he said to me: Climb up, and I attempted to climb up that I fell upon my buttocks. I made several attempts (but failed to succeed). He led until he came to a pillar (so high) that its upper end touched the sky and its base was in the earth. And there was a handhold at its upper end. He said to me Climb over it. I said: How can I climb upon it, as its upper end touches the sky? He cought hold of my hand and pushed me up and I found myself suspended with the handhold. He then struck the pillar and it fell down, but I remained attached to that handhold until it was morning (and the dream was thus over). I came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and narrated it to him. He said: So far as the paths which you saw on your left are concerned, these are paths of the leftists (denizens of Hell) and the paths which you saw on your right, these are the paths of the rightists (the dwellers of Paradise) and the mountain represents the destination of the martyrs which you would not be able to attain. The pillar implies the pillar of Islam. and so far as the handhold is concerned, it implies the handhold of Islam, and you would hold to it fastly until you would meet death

Abu Huraira reported that 'Umar happened to pass by Hassan as he was reciting verses in the mosque. He (Hadrat 'Umar) looked towards him (meaningfully), whereupon he (gassin) said:I used to recite (verses) when one better than you (the Holy Prophet) had been present (here). He then looked towards Abu Huraira and said to him: I adjure you by Allah (to tell) if you had not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: (Hassan), give a reply on my behalf; Allah I help him with Ruh-ul-Qudus. He (Abu Huraira) said: By Allah, it is so (i. e. the Prophet actually said these words)

حدثنا عمرو الناقد، واسحاق بن ابراهيم، وابن ابي عمر، كلهم عن سفيان، قال عمرو حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، عن الزهري، عن سعيد، عن ابي هريرة، ان عمر، مر بحسان وهو ينشد الشعر في المسجد فلحظ اليه فقال قد كنت انشد وفيه من هو خير منك . ثم التفت الى ابي هريرة فقال انشدك الله اسمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " اجب عني اللهم ايده بروح القدس " . قال اللهم نعم

Ibn Musayyib reported that Hassan said to a circle in which there was also Abu Huraira:Abu Huraira, I adjure you by Allah (to tell) whether you-had not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying like this

حدثناه اسحاق بن ابراهيم، ومحمد بن رافع، وعبد بن حميد، عن عبد الرزاق، اخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، عن ابن المسيب، ان حسان، قال في حلقة فيهم ابو هريرة انشدك الله يا ابا هريرة اسمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . فذكر مثله

Abd al-Rahman reported that he heard Hassin b. Thabit al-Ansari call Abu Huraira to bear witness by saying:I adjure you by Allah if you had not heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saying: Hassin, give a reply on behalf of the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, help him with Ruh-ul-Qudus. Abu Huraira said: Yes, it is so

حدثنا عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي، اخبرنا ابو اليمان، اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، اخبرني ابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، انه سمع حسان بن ثابت الانصاري، يستشهد ابا هريرة انشدك الله هل سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " يا حسان اجب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اللهم ايده بروح القدس " . قال ابو هريرة نعم

Al-Bari' b. 'Azib reported:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Hassan b. Thibit, write satire (against the non-believers) ; Gabriel is with you

حدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا شعبة، عن عدي، - وهو ابن ثابت - قال سمعت البراء بن عازب، قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول لحسان بن ثابت " اهجهم او هاجهم وجبريل معك

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters

حدثنيه زهير بن حرب، حدثنا عبد الرحمن، ح وحدثني ابو بكر بن نافع، حدثنا غندر، ح وحدثنا ابن بشار، حدثنا محمد بن جعفر، وعبد الرحمن، كلهم عن شعبة، بهذا الاسناد مثله

Hisham reported on the authority of his father that Hassan b. Thabit talked much about 'A'isha. I scolded him, whereupon she said:My nephew, leave him for he defended Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب قالا حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن هشام، عن ابيه، ان حسان بن ثابت، كان ممن كثر على عايشة فسببته فقالت يا ابن اختي دعه فانه كان ينافح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hishim with the same chain of transmitters

حدثناه عثمان بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا عبدة، عن هشام، بهذا الاسناد

Masruq reported:I visited 'A'isha when Hassin was sitting there and reciting verses from his compilation: She is chaste and prudent. There is no calumny against her and she rises up early in the morning without eating the meat of the un- mindful. 'A'isha said: But you are not so. Masruq said: I said to her: Why do you permit him to visit you, whereas Allah has said:" And as for him among them who took upon himself the main part thereof, he shall have a grievous punishment" (XXIV. ll)? Thereupon she said: What tornient can be more severe than this that he has become blind? He used to write satire as a rebuttal on behalf of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)

حدثني بشر بن خالد، اخبرنا محمد، - يعني ابن جعفر - عن شعبة، عن سليمان، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، قال دخلت على عايشة وعندها حسان بن ثابت ينشدها شعرا يشبب بابيات له فقال حصان رزان ما تزن بريبة وتصبح غرثى من لحوم الغوافل فقالت له عايشة لكنك لست كذلك . قال مسروق فقلت لها لم تاذنين له يدخل عليك وقد قال الله { والذي تولى كبره منهم له عذاب عظيم} فقالت فاى عذاب اشد من العمى انه كان ينافح او يهاجي عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording

حدثناه ابن المثنى، حدثنا ابن ابي عدي، عن شعبة، في هذا الاسناد وقال قالت كان يذب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . ولم يذكر حصان رزان