'Uwaimir Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin `Adi and said, "If a man found another man with his wife and
killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O
`Asim! Please ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about this matter on my behalf." `Asim asked the Prophet (ﷺ) but the
Prophet disliked the question and disapproved of it. `Asim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that the
Prophet disliked that type of question. 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will go (personally) to the Prophet."
'Uwaimir came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when Allah had already revealed Quranic Verses (in that respect), after
`Asim had left (the Prophet (ﷺ) ). So the Prophet (ﷺ) said to 'Uwaimir, "Allah has revealed Quranic Verses
regarding you and your wife." The Prophet (ﷺ) then called for them, and they came and carried out the
order of Lian.
Then 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Now if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a
lie." So 'Uwaimir divorced her although the Prophet (ﷺ) did not order him to do so. Later on this practice
of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of Li'an. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the
people). "Wait for her! If she delivers a red short (small) child like a Wahra (a short red animal). then
I will be of the opinion that he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black big-eyed one with
big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth about her." 'Ultimately she gave
birth to a child that proved the accusation. (See Hadith No. 269, Vol. 6)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 96, Hadith 35
When the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin after embracing Islam, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), he got up.
They appealed to him to return their properties and their captives. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to them, "The
most beloved statement to me is the true one. So, you have the option of restoring your properties or
your captives, for I have delayed distributing them." The narrator added, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) c had been
waiting for them for more than ten days on his return from Taif. When they realized that Allah's
Apostle would return to them only one of two things, they said, "We choose our captives." So, Allah's
Apostle got up in the gathering of the Muslims, praised Allah as He deserved, and said, "Then after!
These brethren of yours have come to you with repentance and I see it proper to return their captives
to them. So, whoever amongst you likes to do that as a favor, then he can do it, and whoever of you
wants to stick to his share till we pay him from the very first booty which Allah will give us then he
can do so." The people replied, "We agree to give up our shares willingly as a favor for Allah's
Apostle." Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "We don't know who amongst you has agreed and who hasn't. Go
back and your chiefs may tell us your opinion." So, all of them returned and their chiefs discussed the
matter with them and then they (i.e. their chiefs) came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to tell him that they (i.e. the
people) had given up their shares gladly and willingly.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 40, Hadith 8
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ata ibn Yazid
al-Laythi that Ubaydullah ibn Adi ibnal-Khiyar said, "Once when the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was
sitting with some people, a man came to him and spoke secretly to him.
Nobody knew what he had said until the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, disclosed that he had asked for
permission to kill one of the hypocrites. When he disclosed this, the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
'Doesn't he testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah?' The man replied, 'Of course, but he
hasn't really done so.' He said, 'Doesn't he do the prayer?' and the
man replied, 'Of course, but he doesn't really do the prayer.' He
said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Those are the ones
whom Allah has forbidden me (to kill).' "
Muwatta Malik Book 9, Hadith 92
We were forbidden that we should ask anything (without the genuine need) from the Holy Prophet. It, therefore, pleased us that an intelligent person from the dwellers of the desert should come and asked him (the Holy Prophet) and we should listen to it. A man from the dwellers of the desert came (to the Holy Prophet) and said: Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us your assertion that verily Allah had sent you (as a prophet). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: Who created the heaven? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who created the earth? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. He (the bedouin again) said: Who raised these mountains and who created in them whatever is created there? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Allah. Upon this he (the bedouin) remarked: By Him Who created the heaven and created the earth and raised mountains thereupon, has Allah (in fact) sent you? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that five prayers (had been made) obligatory for us during the day and the night. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He told you the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you, is it Allah Who ordered you about this (i. e. prayers)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that Zakat had been made obligatory in our riches. He (the Holy Prophet) said. He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (Zakat)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger told us that it had been made obligatory for us to fast every year during the month of Ramadan. He (the Holy Prophet) said: He has told the truth. He (the bedouin) said: By Him Who sent you (as a prophet), is it Allah Who ordered you about it (the fasts of Ramadan)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. He (the bedouin) said: Your messenger also told us that pilgrimage (Hajj) to the House (of Ka'bah) had been made obligatory for him who is able to undertake the journey to it. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Yes. The narrator said that he (the bedouin) set off (at the conclusion of this answer, but at the time of his departure) remarked: 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I would neither make any addition to them nor would I diminish anything out of them. Upon this the Prophet remarked: If he were true (to what he said) he must enter Paradise.
Sahih Muslim Book 1, Hadith 10
“There is goodness in the forelocks of horses” – or he said:
“There is goodness tied in the forelocks of horses.” Suhail (one
of
the narrators) said: “I am not certain of” – “until the
Day of
Resurrection. And horses are of three types: those that bring
reward
to a man, those that are a means of protection for a man, and
those
that are a burden (of sin) for a man. As for those that bring
reward,
a man keeps them in the cause of Allah and keeps them
constantly ready
(for Jihad), so they do not take any fodder into
their stomachs but a
reward will be written for him, and if he puts
them out to pasture,
they do not eat anything but reward will be
written for him. If he
gives them to drink from a flowing river, for
every drop that enters
their stomachs there will be reward,”
(continuing) until he mentioned
reward in conjunction with their
urine and droppings, and even when
they run here and there by
themselves, for each step they take a
reward will be written for him
– ‘As for those that are a means of
protection, a man keeps them
because they are a source of dignity and
adornment, but he does not
forget the rights of their backs and
stomachs (i.e., their right not
to be overworked and their right to be
fed) whether at times of their
difficulty or ease. As for those that
bring a burden (of sin), the
one who keeps them for purposes of
wrongdoing or for pomp and show
before people, is the one for whom
they bring a burden of sin.”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 24, Hadith 36
Today a man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said, "Tell
me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on military expeditions with our
chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I
do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to
order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in
a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask
somebody who would satisfy him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By
Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has passed of
this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water has been used up and nothing
remains but muddy water."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 174
“Rubai, the paternal aunt of Anas, broke the tooth of a girl and they (her family) asked (the girl's family) to let her off, but they refused. They offered to pay compensatory money, but they refused. So they came to Prophet (ﷺ) who ordered retaliation. Anas bin Nadr said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), will the tooth of Rubai' be broken? By the One Who sent you with the truth, it will not be broken!' The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'O Anas, what Allah has decreed is retaliation.' So the people accepted that and forgave her. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'there are among the slaves of Allah those who, if they swear by Allah, Allah fulfills their oath.'”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 21, Hadith 35