While I as in the company of Salman bin Rabi`a and Suhan, in one of the holy battles, I found a whip.
One of them told me to drop it but I refused to do so and said that I would give it to its owner if I
found him, otherwise I would utilize it. On our return we performed Hajj and on passing by Medina, I
asked Ubai bin Ka`b about it. He said, "I found a bag containing a hundred Dinars in the lifetime of
the Prophet (ﷺ) and took it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said to me, 'Make public announcement about it for one
year.' So, I announced it for one year and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said, 'Announce it publicly for
another year.' So, I announced it for another year. I went to him again and he said, "Announce for an
other year." So I announced for still another year. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) for the fourth time, and he
said, 'Remember the amount of money, the description of its container and the string it is tied with,
and if the owner comes, give it to him; otherwise, utilize it.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 45, Hadith 12
“Allah the Blessed and Exalted says: ‘O My slaves, all of you
are
sinners except those whom I have saved. So ask Me for forgiveness,
I
will forgive you. Whoever among you knows that I have the power to
forgive and asks Me to forgive by My power, I will forgive him. All
of
you are astray except those whom I guide. Ask Me for guidance and
I
will guide you. All of you are poor except those whom I enrich
(make
independent of means). Ask of Me and I will grant you
provision. Even
if your living and your dead, your first and your
last, your fresh and
your dry, were all as pious as the most pious
among My slaves, that
would not increase my dominion as much as a
gnat’s wing, and if they
were to be as evil as the most evil among
My slaves, that would not
detract from My dominion as much as a
gnat’s wing. Even if your living
and your dead, your first and your
last, your fresh and your dry, were
to join together and each of them
were to ask for all that he wishes
for, that would only detract from
My dominion as much as if one of you
were to pass by the edge of the
sea and dip a needle in it and
withdraw it. That is because I am the
Most Generous, Majestic. I give
with a word; when I will something,
all I do is say to it “Be!” – and
it is.’”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 37, Hadith 158
Alqamah and al-Aswad said: A man came to Ibn Mas'ud. He said: I recite the mufassal surahs in one rak'ah. You might recite it quickly as one recites verse (poetry) quickly, or as the dried dates fall down (from the tree).
But the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite two equal surahs in one rak'ah; he would recite (for instance) surahs an-Najm (53) and ar-Rahman (55) in one rak'ah, surahs Iqtarabat (54) and al-Haqqah (69) in one rak'ah, surahs at-Tur (52) and adh-Dhariyat (51) in one rak'ah, surahs al-Waqi'ah (56) and Nun (68) in one rak'ah, surahs al-Ma'arij (70) and an-Nazi'at (79) in one rak'ah, surahs al-Mutaffifin (83) and Abasa (80) in one rak'ah, surahs al-Muddaththir (74) and al-Muzzammil (73) in one rak'ah, surahs al-Insan (76) and al-Qiyamah (75) in one rak'ah, surahs an-Naba' (78) and al-Mursalat (77) in one rak'ah, and surahs ad-Dukhan (44) and at-Takwir (81) in one rak'ah.
Abu Dawud said: This is the arrangement of Ibn Mas'ud himself
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 6, Hadith 26
One of the daughters of `Uthman died at Mecca. We went to attend her funeral procession. Ibn `Umar
and Ibn `Abbas were also present. I sat in between them (or said, I sat beside one of them. Then a man
came and sat beside me.) `Abdullah bin `Umar said to `Amr bin `Uthman, "Will you not prohibit
crying as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has said, 'The dead person is tortured by the crying of his relatives.?" Ibn
`Abbas said, "`Umar used to say so." Then he added narrating, "I accompanied `Umar on a journey
from Mecca till we reached Al-Baida. There he saw some travelers in the shade of a Samura (A kind
of forest tree). He said (to me), "Go and see who those travelers are." So I went and saw that one of
them was Suhaib. I told this to `Umar who then asked me to call him. So I went back to Suhaib and
said to him, "Depart and follow the chief of the faithful believers." Later, when `Umar was stabbed,
Suhaib came in weeping and saying, "O my brother, O my friend!" (on this `Umar said to him, "O
Suhaib! Are you weeping for me while the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The dead person is punished by some of the
weeping of his relatives?" Ibn `Abbas added, "When `Umar died I told all this to Aisha and she said,
'May Allah be merciful to `Umar. By Allah, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not say that a believer is punished by
the weeping of his relatives. But he said, Allah increases the punishment of a non-believer because of
the weeping of his relatives." Aisha further added, "The Quran is sufficient for you (to clear up this
point) as Allah has stated: 'No burdened soul will bear another's burden.' " (35.18). Ibn `Abbas then
said, "Only Allah makes one laugh or cry." Ibn `Umar did not say anything after that.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 23, Hadith 46
There passed a bier (being carried by people) and it was lauded in good terms. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain. And there passed a bier and it was condemned in bad words. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain. 'Umar said: May my father and mother be ransom for you! There passed a bier and it was praised in good terms, and you said: It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain. And there passed a bier and it was condemned in bad words, and you said: It has become certain, it has become certain, it has become certain. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) said: He whom you praised in good terms, Paradise has become certain for him, and he whom you condemned in bad words, Hell has become certain for him. You are Allah's witnesses in the earth, you are Allah's witnesses in the earth, you are Allah's witnesses in the earth.
Sahih Muslim Book 11, Hadith 78
I asked `Ali, "Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah's Book?"
`Ali replied, "No, by Him Who splits the grain of corn and creates the soul. I don't think we have such
knowledge, but we have the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so that he
may understand the Quran, and we have what is written in this paper as well." I asked, "What is
written in this paper?" He replied, "(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the
judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 253
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “It used to be from the supplication of Dawud that he would say: ‘O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love, O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water (Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbaka wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuka wal-`amalalladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummaj`al ḥubbaka aḥabba ilaiyya min nafsī, wa ahlī wa minal-mā’il-bārid) He said: “And when the Prophet (ﷺ) would mention Dawud, he would narrate about him, saying: “He was the best in worship out of all men.”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 48, Hadith 121