Sunan Abu Dawud — Model Behavior of the Prophet

‘Amir b. Shahr said :I was with the Negus when his son recited a verse of the Gospel. So I laughed. Thereupon he said : Do you laugh at the word of Allah, the Exalted?

حدثنا اسماعيل بن عمر، اخبرنا ابراهيم بن موسى، اخبرنا ابن ابي زايدة، عن مجالد، عن عامر، - يعني الشعبي - عن عامر بن شهر، قال : كنت عند النجاشي فقرا ابن له اية من الانجيل فضحكت فقال : اتضحك من كلام الله

Ibn ‘abbas said :The Prophet (May peace be upon him) used to seek refuge in Allah for al-Hasan and al-husain, saying ; I seek refuge for both of you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and every poisonous thing and from the evil eye which influences. He would then say; your father sought refuge in Allah by them for Ismail and Ishaq. Abu Dawud said; this is a proof of the fact that the Quran is not created

حدثنا عثمان بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا جرير، عن منصور، عن المنهال بن عمرو، عن سعيد بن جبير، عن ابن عباس، قال : كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يعوذ الحسن والحسين : " اعيذكما بكلمات الله التامة من كل شيطان وهامة ومن كل عين لامة " . ثم يقول : " كان ابوكم يعوذ بهما اسماعيل واسحاق " . قال ابو داود : هذا دليل على ان القران ليس بمخلوق

‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:"When Allah, the exalted, speaks to send revelation, the inhabitants of heaven hear the clanging of a bell from the heavens like a chain being dragged across a rock, and they swoon. They continue to remain like that until Jibril comes to them. When he comes to them, they recover and say: 'O Jibril, what did your Lord say?' He would say: 'The truth,' and they would say: 'The truth, the truth

حدثنا احمد بن ابي سريج الرازي، وعلي بن الحسين بن ابراهيم، وعلي بن مسلم، قالوا حدثنا ابو معاوية، حدثنا الاعمش، عن مسلم، عن مسروق، عن عبد الله، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " اذا تكلم الله بالوحى سمع اهل السماء للسماء صلصلة كجر السلسلة على الصفا فيصعقون، فلا يزالون كذلك حتى ياتيهم جبريل حتى اذا جاءهم جبريل فزع عن قلوبهم " . قال : " فيقولون : يا جبريل ماذا قال ربك فيقول : الحق فيقولون : الحق الحق

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: My intercession will be for those of my people who have committed major sins

حدثنا سليمان بن حرب، حدثنا بسطام بن حريث، عن اشعث الحداني، عن انس بن مالك، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " شفاعتي لاهل الكباير من امتي

‘Imran b. Husain reported the Prophet(ﷺ) as saying:People will come forth from Hell by Muhammad’s intercession, will enter paradise and be named Jahannamis

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى، عن الحسن بن ذكوان، حدثنا ابو رجاء، قال حدثني عمران بن حصين، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " يخرج قوم من النار بشفاعة محمد فيدخلون الجنة ويسمون الجهنميين

Jabir said:I heard the Prophet(ﷺ) say: Those who go to Paradise will eat in it and drink

حدثنا عثمان بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا جرير، عن الاعمش، عن ابي سفيان، عن جابر، قال سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : " ان اهل الجنة ياكلون فيها ويشربون

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The trumpet (sur) which will be blown

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا معتمر، قال سمعت ابي قال، حدثنا اسلم، عن بشر بن شغاف، عن عبد الله بن عمرو، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " الصور قرن ينفخ فيه

Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of AllSah(ﷺ) as saying:Every son of Adam will be devoured by the earth with the exception of the tail-bone from which he was created and from which he will be reconstituted

حدثنا القعنبي، عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " كل ابن ادم تاكل الارض الا عجب الذنب، منه خلق وفيه يركب

Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah created Paradise, He said to Gabriel: Go and look at it. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will fail to enter it. He then surrounded it with disagreeable things, and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, I am afraid that no one will enter it. When Allah created Hell, He said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went and looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might, no one who hears of it will enter it. He then surrounded it with desirable things and said: Go and look at it, Gabriel. He went, looked at it, then came and said: O my Lord! By Thy might and power, I am afraid that no one will remain who does not enter it

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا حماد، عن محمد بن عمرو، عن ابي سلمة، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " لما خلق الله الجنة قال لجبريل : اذهب فانظر اليها . فذهب فنظر اليها ثم جاء فقال : اى رب وعزتك لا يسمع بها احد الا دخلها ثم حفها بالمكاره ثم قال : يا جبريل اذهب فانظر اليها فذهب فنظر اليها ثم جاء فقال : اى رب وعزتك لقد خشيت ان لا يدخلها احد " . قال : " فلما خلق الله النار قال : يا جبريل اذهب فانظر اليها . فذهب فنظر اليها ثم جاء فقال : اى رب وعزتك لا يسمع بها احد فيدخلها فحفها بالشهوات ثم قال : يا جبريل اذهب فانظر اليها . فذهب فنظر اليها ثم جاء فقال : اى رب وعزتك لقد خشيت ان لا يبقى احد الا دخلها

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:Before you there will be a pond the distance between whose sides is like that between Jarbah and Adhruh

حدثنا سليمان بن حرب، ومسدد، قالا حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن ايوب، عن نافع، عن ابن عمر، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " ان امامكم حوضا ما بين ناحيتيه كما بين جرباء واذرح

Narrated Zayd ibn Arqam: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said when we arrived at a halting place: You are not a hundred thousandth part of those who will come down to me at the pond. I (the narrator AbuHamzah) asked: What was your number that day? He replied: Seven or eight hundred

حدثنا حفص بن عمر النمري، حدثنا شعبة، عن عمرو بن مرة، عن ابي حمزة، عن زيد بن ارقم، قال : كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فنزلنا منزلا فقال : " ما انتم جزء من ماية الف جزء ممن يرد على الحوض " . قال قلت : كم كنتم يوميذ قال : سبعماية او ثمانماية

Anas b. Malik said:The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) dozed for a short while and raised his smiling. He either said to them(people) or they said to him: Messenger of Allah! Why did you laugh? He said: A surah has been revealed to me just now, and then he recited: “In the name of Allah, Most Gracious. Most Merciful. To thee We have granted the fount (of abundance)” up to the end. When he recited, he asked: Do you know what al-kauthar is? They replied: Allah and his Apostle know best. He said: It is a river which my Lord, the Exalted, has promised me( to grant) in Paradise: there is abundance of good and upon it there is a pond which my people will approach on the Day of Resurrection. There are vessels as numerous as stars(in the sky)

حدثنا هناد بن السري، حدثنا محمد بن فضيل، عن المختار بن فلفل، قال سمعت انس بن مالك، يقول : اغفى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اغفاءة فرفع راسه متبسما، فاما قال لهم واما قالوا له : يا رسول الله لم ضحكت فقال : " انه انزلت على انفا سورة " . فقرا بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم {انا اعطيناك الكوثر} حتى ختمها فلما قراها قال : " هل تدرون ما الكوثر " . قالوا : الله ورسوله اعلم . قال : " فانه نهر وعدنيه ربي عز وجل في الجنة، وعليه خير كثير عليه حوض ترد عليه امتي يوم القيامة انيته عدد الكواكب

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) was lifted to the heavens (for travelling) in Paradise, or as he said, a river whose banks were of transparent or hollowed pearls was presented to him. The angel who was with him struck it with his hand and took out musk. Muhammad (ﷺ) then asked the angel who was with him: What is this? He replied: It is al-Kawthar which Allah has given you

حدثنا عاصم بن النضر، حدثنا المعتمر، قال سمعت ابي قال، حدثنا قتادة، عن انس بن مالك، قال : لما عرج بنبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في الجنة - او كما قال - عرض له نهر حافتاه الياقوت المجيب او قال المجوف، فضرب الملك الذي معه يده فاستخرج مسكا فقال محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم للملك الذي معه : " ما هذا " . قال : هذا الكوثر الذي اعطاك الله عز وجل

AbdusSalam ibn AbuHazim AbuTalut said:I saw AbuBarzah who came to visit Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad. Then a man named Muslim who was there in the company mentioned it to me. When Ubaydullah saw him, he said: This Muhammadan [i.e. Companion of Muhammad (ﷺ)] of yours is short and fat. The old man (i.e. AbuBarzah) understood it. So he said: I did not think I would remain amongst a people who would criticize me for having had the company of Muhammad (ﷺ). Thereupon Ubaydullah said to him: The company of Muhammad (ﷺ) is a honour for you, not a disgrace. He added: I called for you to ask about the Haud (reservoir or cistern). Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say anything about it? AbuBarzah said: Yes, not once, twice, thrice, four times or five times. Whoever disbelieves in it, may Allah not supply him with water from it. He then went away angrily

حدثنا مسلم بن ابراهيم، حدثنا عبد السلام بن ابي حازم ابو طالوت، قال شهدت ابا برزة دخل على عبيد الله بن زياد فحدثني فلان، سماه مسلم وكان في السماط فلما راه عبيد الله قال : ان محمديكم هذا الدحداح، ففهمها الشيخ فقال ما كنت احسب اني ابقى في قوم يعيروني بصحبة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال له عبيد الله ان صحبة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم لك زين غير شين ثم قال : انما بعثت اليك لاسالك عن الحوض سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يذكر فيه شييا فقال ابو برزة : نعم لا مرة ولا ثنتين ولا ثلاثا ولا اربعا ولا خمسا، فمن كذب به فلا سقاه الله منه ثم خرج مغضبا

Al-Bara’ b. ‘Azib reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:When a Muslim is questioned in the grave he testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle. That is verified by Allah’s words: “Allah establishes those who believe with the word that stands firm.”

حدثنا ابو الوليد الطيالسي، حدثنا شعبة، عن علقمة بن مرثد، عن سعد بن عبيدة، عن البراء بن عازب، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " ان المسلم اذا سيل في القبر فشهد ان لا اله الا الله وان محمدا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فذلك قول الله عز وجل { يثبت الله الذين امنوا بالقول الثابت}

Anas b. Malik said:The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) entered the garden of the palm trees of Banu al-Najjar. He heard a voice and was terrified. He asked: Who are the people buried in these graves? The people replied: Messenger of Allah! These are some people who died in the pre-Islamic times. He said: Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the fire, and the trail of Antichrist. They asked: Why is it that, Messenger of Allah? He said: When a man is placed in his grave, an angel comes to him and says to him: Whom did you worship? Allah then guides him and he says: I worshiped Allah. He is then asked: What was your opinion of this man? He replies: He is Allah’s servant and His Apostle. He will not then be asked about anything else. He will then be taken to his abode in Hell and will be told: This was your abode in Hell, but Allah protected you and had mercy on you substituted for you an abode in Paradise for it. He will say: Leave me so that I may go and give glad tidings to my family. He will be told: Dwell. When an infidel is placed in his grave, an angel comes to him, reprimands him and asks him: Whom did you worship? He replies: I do not know. He will be told: You neither knew nor did you follow(the believers). He is then asked: What was your opinion on this man? He replies: I held the opinion that the other people held. He will then give him a blow between his ears with an iron hammer and will utter a shout which will be heard by all the creatures(near him) with the exception of men and jinn

حدثنا محمد بن سليمان الانباري، حدثنا عبد الوهاب بن عطاء الخفاف ابو نصر، عن سعيد، عن قتادة، عن انس بن مالك، قال : ان نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل نخلا لبني النجار فسمع صوتا ففزع فقال : " من اصحاب هذه القبور " . قالوا : يا رسول الله ناس ماتوا في الجاهلية . فقال : " تعوذوا بالله من عذاب النار ومن فتنة الدجال " . قالوا : ومم ذاك يا رسول الله قال : " ان المومن اذا وضع في قبره اتاه ملك فيقول له : ما كنت تعبد فان الله هداه قال : كنت اعبد الله . فيقال له : ما كنت تقول في هذا الرجل فيقول : هو عبد الله ورسوله فما يسال عن شىء غيرها فينطلق به الى بيت كان له في النار، فيقال له : هذا بيتك كان لك في النار ولكن الله عصمك ورحمك فابدلك به بيتا في الجنة فيقول : دعوني حتى اذهب فابشر اهلي . فيقال له : اسكن . وان الكافر اذا وضع في قبره اتاه ملك فينتهره فيقول له : ما كنت تعبد فيقول : لا ادري . فيقال له : لا دريت ولا تليت . فيقال له : فما كنت تقول في هذا الرجل فيقول : كنت اقول ما يقول الناس . فيضربه بمطراق من حديد بين اذنيه فيصيح صيحة يسمعها الخلق غير الثقلين

The tradition mentioned above has also transmitted by ‘Abd al-Wahhab through a different chain of narrators in a similar manner. This version has :When a man is placed in his grave and his friends leave him, he hears the beat of their sandals. Then two angles come and speak to him. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition nearly similar to the previous one. It goes : As for the infidel and hypocrite they say to them. This version adds the word “hypocrite”. And he said : those who are near him will hear (his shout) with the exception of men and jinn

حدثنا محمد بن سليمان، حدثنا عبد الوهاب، بمثل هذا الاسناد نحوه قال : " ان العبد اذا وضع في قبره وتولى عنه اصحابه انه ليسمع قرع نعالهم، فياتيه ملكان فيقولان له " . فذكر قريبا من حديث الاول قال فيه : " واما الكافر والمنافق فيقولان له " . زاد : " المنافق " . وقال : " يسمعها من يليه غير الثقلين

Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) accompanying the bier of a man of the Ansar. When we reached his grave, it was not yet dug. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat down and we also sat down around him as if birds were over our heads. He had in his hand a stick with which he was scratching the ground. He then raised his head and said: Seek refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave. He said it twice or thrice. The version of Jabir adds here: He hears the beat of their sandals when they go back, and at that moment he is asked: O so and so! Who is your Lord, what is your religion, and who is your Prophet? Hannad's version says: Two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: My Lord is Allah. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion is Islam. They will ask him: What is your opinion about the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They will ask: Who made you aware of this? He will reply: I read Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true; which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true, which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah establishes those who believe with the word that stands firm in this world and the next." The agreed version reads: Then a crier will call from Heaven: My servant has spoken the truth, so spread a bed for him from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a door for him into Paradise. So some of its air and perfume will come to him, and a space will be made for him as far as the eye can see. He also mentioned the death of the infidel, saying: His spirit will be restored to his body, two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask: Who was the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. Then a crier will call from Heaven: He has lied, so spread a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from Hell, and open for him a door into Hell. Then some of its heat and pestilential wind will come to him, and his grave will be compressed, so that his ribs will be crushed together. Jabir's version adds: One who is blind and dumb will then be placed in charge of him, having a sledge-hammer such that if a mountain were struck with it, it would become dust. He will give him a blow with it which will be heard by everything between the east and the west except by men and jinn, and he will become dust. Then his spirit will be restored to him

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Al-Bara’ (b. ‘Azib) from the prophet (May peace be upon him) through a different chain of narrators is a similar way

حدثنا هناد بن السري، حدثنا عبد الله بن نمير، حدثنا الاعمش، حدثنا المنهال، عن ابي عمر، : زاذان قال سمعت البراء، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال فذكر نحوه

‘A’ishah said that she thought of Hell and wept. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) asked her :What makes you weep ? She replied : I thought of Hell and wept. Will you remember your family on the 4th Day of resurrection ? the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said : There are three places where no one will remember anyone: at the scale until one knows whether his weight is light or heavy; at (the examination of) the book when one is commanded : Take and read Allah’s record, until he knows whether his book will be put into his right hand, or into his left hand, or behind his back ; and the path when it is placed across JAHANNAM

حدثنا يعقوب بن ابراهيم، وحميد بن مسعدة، ان اسماعيل بن ابراهيم، حدثهم قال اخبرنا يونس، عن الحسن، عن عايشة، : انها ذكرت النار فبكت فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " ما يبكيك " . قالت : ذكرت النار فبكيت، فهل تذكرون اهليكم يوم القيامة قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " اما في ثلاثة مواطن فلا يذكر احد احدا : عند الميزان حتى يعلم ايخف ميزانه او يثقل، وعند الكتاب حين يقال { هاوم اقرءوا كتابيه } حتى يعلم اين يقع كتابه افي يمينه ام في شماله ام من وراء ظهره، وعند الصراط اذا وضع بين ظهرى جهنم " . قال يعقوب : عن يونس وهذا لفظ حديثه