That he spent a night with Maimunah, wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), who was also his (Ibn 'Abbas's) maternal aunt. I lay towards the width of the pillow and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his wife slept towards its length. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slept. When half the night passed, or a little before it or a little after it, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awoke and began to rub his face (eyes) to remove the sleep. He then recited ten verses from the last part of Surah 'Al-Imran. Hen then came to a bag of water that was hanging. He performed ablution from it and performed his ablution well. He then stood up and prayed. I also got up and did as he did. I then went and stood at his side. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed his right hand upon my head and took me by my ear twisting it. He then prayed two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs. The narrator al-Qa'nabi said: Six times. He observed the witr prayer, and then slept until the mu'adhdhin came. He got up and prayed two light rak'ahs and then came out and offered the dawn prayer.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 5, Hadith 118
'I went and entered upon `Umar, his doorman, Yarfa came saying `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az-
Zubair and Sa`d are asking your permission (to see you). May I admit them? `Umar said, 'Yes.' So he
admitted them Then he came again and said, 'May I admit `Ali and `Abbas?' He said, 'Yes.' `Abbas
said, 'O, chief of the believers! Judge between me and this man (Ali ). `Umar said, 'I beseech you by
Allah by Whose permission both the heaven and the earth exist, do you know that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
said, 'Our (the Apostles') property will not be inherited, and whatever we leave (after our death) is to
be spent in charity?' And by that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) meant himself.' The group said, '(No doubt), he said
so.' `Umar then faced `Ali and `Abbas and said, 'Do you both know that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that?'
They replied, '(No doubt), he said so.' `Umar said, 'So let me talk to you about this matter. Allah
favored His Apostle with something of this Fai' (i.e. booty won by the Muslims at war without
fighting) which He did not give to anybody else;
Allah said:-- 'And what Allah gave to His Apostle ( Fai' Booty) .........to do all things....(59.6) And so
that property was only for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Yet, by Allah, he neither gathered that property for
himself nor withheld it from you, but he gave its income to you, and distributed it among you till there
remained the present property out of which the Prophet (ﷺ) used to spend the yearly maintenance for his
family, and whatever used to remain, he used to spend it where Allah's property is spent (i.e. in charity
etc.). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) followed that throughout his life.
Now I beseech you by Allah, do you know all that?' They said, 'Yes.' `Umar then said to `Ali and
`Abbas, 'I beseech you by Allah, do you know that?' Both of them said, 'Yes.' `Umar added, 'And
when the Prophet (ﷺ) died, Abu Bakr said, ' I am the successor of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and took charge of that
property and managed it in the same way as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did.
Then I took charge of this property for two years during which I managed it as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and
Abu Bakr did. Then you both (`Ali and `Abbas) came to talk to me, bearing the same claim and
presenting the same case. (O `Abbas!) You came to me asking for your share from the property of
your nephew, and this man (Ali) came to me, asking for the share of h is wife from the property of her
father. I said, 'If you both wish, I will give that to you on that condition (i.e. that you would follow the
way of the Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr and as I (`Umar) have done in man aging it).' Now both of you seek
of me a verdict other than that? Lo! By Allah, by Whose permission both the heaven and the earth
exist, I will not give any verdict other than that till the Hour is established. If you are unable to
manage it, then return it to me, and I will be sufficient to manage it on your behalf.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 5
I was with `Abdullah and Abu Musa; the latter asked the former, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! What is
your opinion if somebody becomes Junub and no water is available?" `Abdullah replied, "Do not pray
till water is found." Abu Musa said, "What do you say about the statement of `Ammar (who was
ordered by the Prophet (ﷺ) to perform Tayammum). The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: "Perform Tayammum and
that would be sufficient." `Abdullah replied, "Don't you see that `Umar was not satisfied by `Ammar's
statement?" Abu- Musa said, "All right, leave `Ammar's statement, but what will you say about this
verse (of Tayammum)?" `Abdullah kept quiet and then said, "If we allowed it, then they would
probably perform Tayammum even if water was available, if one of them found it (water) cold." The
narrator added, "I said to Shaqiq, "Then did `Abdullah dislike to perform Tayammum because of
this?" He replied, "Yes."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 7, Hadith 13
`Ali bin Abu Talib came out of the house of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during his fatal illness. The people asked,
"O Abu Hasan (i.e. `Ali)! How is the health of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) this morning?" `Ali replied, "He has
recovered with the Grace of Allah." `Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib held him by the hand and said to him,
"In three days you, by Allah, will be ruled (by somebody else ), And by Allah, I feel that Allah's
Apostle will die from this ailment of his, for I know how the faces of the offspring of `Abdul Muttalib
look at the time of their death. So let us go to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and ask him who will take over the
Caliphate. If it is given to us we will know as to it, and if it is given to somebody else, we will inform
him so that he may tell the new ruler to take care of us." `Ali said, "By Allah, if we asked Allah's
Apostle for it (i.e. the Caliphate) and he denied it us, the people will never give it to us after that. And
by Allah, I will not ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for it."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 467
that he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the
orphans (4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under the
guardianship of her guardian who likes her beauty and wealth and wishes to (marry her and) curtails
her Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry them unless they do justice by giving them
their full Mahr, and they have been ordered to marry other than them. The people asked for the verdict
of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) after that, so Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning the women . . .
whom you desire to marry.' (4.127) So Allah revealed to them that if the orphan girl had beauty and
wealth, they desired to marry her and for her family status. They can only marry them if they give
them their full Mahr. And if they had no desire to marry them because of their lack of wealth and
beauty, they would leave them and marry other women. So, as they used to leave them, when they had
no interest, in them, they were forbidden to marry them when they had such interest, unless they
treated them justly and gave them their full Mahr Apostle said, 'If at all there is evil omen, it is in the
horse, the woman and the house." a lady is to be warded off. And the Statement of Allah: 'Truly,
among your wives and your children, there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you from the obedience
of Allah)' (64.14)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 67, Hadith 30