Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad
ibn Yahya ibn Habban from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad that A'isha, the wife
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Sheep
from the zakat were brought past Umar ibn al-Khattab and he saw
amongst them a sheep with a large udder, ready to give milk, and he
said, 'What is this sheep doing here?' and they replied, 'It is one of
the sheep from the zakat.' Umar said, 'The owners did not give this
sheep willingly. Do not subject people to trials. Do not take from the
muslims those of their animals which are the best food-producers.' "
Muwatta Malik Book 17, Hadith 30
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn
Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "There was an eclipse of the sun
and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
prayed, and the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time,
nearly as long as (it takes to recite) Surat al-Baqara (Sura 2), and
then went into ruku for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long
time, though less than the first time.Then he went into ruku for a
long time, though less than the first time. Then he went down into
sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the first time.
Then he went into ruku for a long time, though less than the first
time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the
firsttime. Then he went into ruku for a long time, though less than
the first time. Then he went down into sajda, and by the time he had
finished the sun had appeared. Then he said, 'The sun and the moon are
two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for
anyone's life. When you see an eclipse, remember Allah.' They said,
'Messenger of Allah, we saw you reach out for something while you were
standing here and then we saw you withdraw.' He said, 'I saw the
Garden and I reached out for a bunch of grapes from it, and if I had
taken it you would have been able to eat from it for as long as this
world lasted. Then I saw the Fire - and I have never seen anything
more hideous than what I saw today - and I saw that most of its
people were women.' They said, 'Why, Messenger of Allah?' He said,
'Because of their ungratefulness (kufr).' Someone said, 'Are they
ungrateful toAllah?' He said, 'They are ungrateful to their husbands
and they are ungrateful for good behaviour (towards them) . Even if
you were to behave well towards one of them for a whole lifetime and
then she were to see you do something (that she did not like) she
would say that she had never seen anything good from you.' "
Muwatta Malik Book 12, Hadith 2