The poor amongst the emigrants came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: The possessors of great wealth have obtained the highest ranks and the lasting bliss. He (the Holy Prophet) said: How is that? They said: They pray as we pray, and they observe fast as we observe fast, and they give charity but we do not give charity, and they set slaves free but we do not set slaves free. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Shall I not teach you something by which you will catch upon those who have preceded you, and get ahead of those who come after you, only those who do as you do being more excellent than you? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Extol Allah, declare His Greatness, and Praise Him thirty-three times after every prayer. Abu Salih said: The poor amongst the emigrants returned to the Messenger of Allah (may peace upon him) saying: Our brethren, the possessors, of property have heard what we have done and they did the same. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is Allah's Grace which He gives to whom He wishes. Sumayy reported: I made a mention of this hadith to some members of my family (and one of them) said: You have forgotten; he (the Holy Prophet) had said (like this): "Extol Allah thirty-three time, praise Allah thirty-three times and declare His Greatness thirty-three times." Ibn `Ajlan said: I made a mention of this hadith to Raja' b. Haiwa and he narrated to me a hadith like this from Abu Salih from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the authority of Abu Huraira.
Sahih Muslim Book 5, Hadith 184
Some people came to Sahl b. Sa'd and began to differ about the wood of which the (Prophet's pulpit was made. He (Sahl b. Sa'd) said: By Allah, I know of which wood it is made and who made it, and the day when I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated himself on it on the first day. I said to him: O Abu Abbas (kunyah of Sabl b. Sa'd), narrate to us (all these facts), He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent a person to a woman asking her to allow her slave, a carpenter, to work on woods (to prepare a pulpit) so that I should talk to the people (sitting on it). Abu Hazim said: He (Sahl b. Sa'd) pointed out the name of (that lady) that day. So he (the carpenter) made (a pulpit) with these three steps. Then the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) commanded it to be placed here (where it is lying now). It was fashioned out of the wood of al-Ghaba. And I saw the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) standing upon it and glorifying Allah and the people also glorified Allah after him, while he was on the pulpit. He then raised (his head from prostration) and stepped back (on his heels) till he prostrated himself at the base of pulpit, and then returned (to the former place and this movement of one or two steps continued) till the prayer was complete. He then turned towards the people and said: O people, I have done it so that you should follow me and learn (my mode of) prayer.
Sahih Muslim Book 5, Hadith 56
The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up among us and addressed (saying) "You will be gathered, barefooted, naked, and
uncircumcised (as Allah says): 'As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it..' (21.104) And the
first human being to be dressed on the Day of Resurrection will be (the Prophet) Abraham Al-Khalil.
Then will be brought some men of my followers who will be taken towards the left (i.e., to the Fire),
and I will say: 'O Lord! My companions whereupon Allah will say: You do not know what they did
after you left them. I will then say as the pious slave, Jesus said, And I was witness over them while I
dwelt amongst them..........(up to) ...the All-Wise.' (5.117-118). The narrator added: Then it will be
said that those people (relegated from Islam, that is) kept on turning on their heels (deserted Islam).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 81, Hadith 115
Ikrimah reported on the authority of Ibn Abbas, saying: I think the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When one of you prays without a sutrah, a dog, an ass, a pig, a Jew, a Magian, and a woman cut off his prayer, but it will suffice if they pass in front of him at a distance of over a stone's throw.
Abu Dawud said: There is something about this tradition in my heart. I used to discuss it with Ibrahim and others. I did not find anyone who narrated it from Hisham and knew it. I did not know anyone who reported it from Hisham and knew it. I did not know anyone who related it from Hisham. I think the confusion is on the part of Ibn Abi Saminah that is, Muhammad b. Isma'il al-Basri, the freed slave of Banu Hisham. In this tradition the mention of words "a Magian" is rejected; the mention of the words "at a stone's throw" and "a pig" is rejected.
Abu Dawud said: I did not hear this tradition except from Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Samurrah and I think he was mistaken because he used to narrate to us from his memory.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 2, Hadith 314
When Az-Zubair got up during the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and I stood up beside him, and he
said to me, "O my son! Today one will be killed either as an oppressor or as an oppressed one. I see
that I will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest worry is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the
debts, there will be something left for us from our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son! Sell our
property and pay my debts." Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property and willed one-third of
that portion to his sons; namely, `Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third of the one third. If any property
is left after the payment of the debts, one-third (of the one-third of what is left) is to be given to your
sons." (Hisham, a sub-narrator added, "Some of the sons of `Abdullah were equal in age to the sons of
Az-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and `Abbas. `Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters at that time." (The
narrator `Abdullah added:) My father (Az-Zubair) went on drawing my attention to his debts saying,
"If you should fail to pay part of the debts, appeal to my Master to help you." By Allah! I could not
understand what he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my
Master)."
By Allah, whenever I had any difficulty regarding his debts, I would say, "Master of Az-Zubair! Pay
his debts on his behalf ." and Allah would (help me to) pay it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no
Dinar or Dirham but two pieces of land, one of which was (called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in
Medina, two in Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In fact, the source of the debt which he owed
was, that if somebody brought some money to deposit with him. Az-Zubair would say, "No, (i won't
keep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for I am afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was never
appointed governor or collector of the tax of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he collected his
wealth (from the war booty he gained) during the holy battles he took part in, in the company of the
Prophet, Abu Bakr, `Umar, and `Uthman. (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:) When I counted his debt,
it turned to be two million and two hundred thousand. (The sub-narrator added:) Hakim bin Hizam
met `Abdullah bin Zubair and asked, "O my nephew! How much is the debt of my brother?"
`Abdullah kept it as a secret and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim said, "By Allah! I don't think
your property will cover it." On that `Abdullah said to him, "What if it is two million and two hundred
thousand?"
Hakim said, "I don't think you can pay it; so if you are unable to pay all of it, I will help you." Az-
Zubair had already bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and seventy thousand. `Abdullah sold it for one
million and six hundred thousand. Then he called the people saying, "Any person who has any money
claim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba." There came to him `Abdullah bin Ja`far whom
Az-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will
forgive you the debt." `Abdullah (bin Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja`far said, "If you wish you
can defer the payment if you should defer the payment of any debt." Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No."
`Abdullah bin Ja`far said, "Give me a piece of the land." `Abdullah bin AzZubair said (to him),
"Yours is the land extending from this place to this place." So, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sold some of
the property (including the houses) and paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a half shares from
the land (i.e. Al-Ghaba). He then went to Mu'awlya while `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin Az-
Zubair and Ibn Zam`a were sitting with him. Mu'awiya asked, "At what price have you appraised Al-
Ghaba?" He said, "One hundred thousand for each share," Muawiya asked, "How many shares have
been left?" `Abdullah replied, "Four and a half shares."
Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." `Amr bin
`Uthman said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Ibn Zam`a said, "I would
like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is left now?" `Abdullah
replied, "One share and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like to buy it for one hundred and fifty
thousand." `Abdullah also sold his part to Muawiya six hundred thousand. When Ibn AzZubair had
paid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to him, "Distribute our inheritance among us." He said, "No,
by Allah, I will not distribute it among you till I announce in four successive Hajj seasons, 'Would
those who have money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay them their debt." So, he started
to announce that in public in every Hajj season, and when four years had elapsed, he distributed the
inheritance among the inheritors. Az-Zubair had four wives, and after the one-third of his property
was excluded (according to the will), each of his wives received one million and two hundred
thousand. So the total amount of his property was fifty million and two hundred thousand.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 57, Hadith 38
Yahya related to me from Malik, from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu
Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Abu Salih as-Samman, from Abu Hurayra,
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
,said, "Umra is an expiation for what is between it and the next umra,
and the only reward for an accepted hajj is the Garden."
Muwatta Malik Book 20, Hadith 67