Um Ruman, the mother of `Aisha said that while `Aisha and she were sitting, an Ansari woman came
and said, "May Allah harm such and-such a person!" Um Ruman said to her, What is the matter?" She
replied, "My son was amongst those who talked of the story (of the Slander)." Um Ruman said, "What
is that?" She said, "So-and-so...." and narrated the whole story. On that `Aisha said, "Did Allah's
Apostle hear about that?" She replies, "yes." `Aisha further said, "And Abu Bakr too?" She replied,
"Yes." On that, `Aisha fell down fainting, and when she came to her senses, she had got fever with
rigors. I put her clothes over her and covered her. The Prophet (ﷺ) came and asked, "What is wrong with
this (lady)?" Um Ruman replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! She (i.e. `Aisha) has got temperature with
rigors." He said, "Perhaps it is because of the story that has been talked about?" She said, "Yes."
`Aisha sat up and said, "By Allah, if I took an oath (that I am innocent), you would not believe me,
and if I said (that I am not innocent), you would not excuse me. My and your example is like that of
Jacob and his sons (as Jacob said ): 'It is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought against that you
assert.' Um Ruman said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) then went out saying nothing. Then Allah declared her
innocence. On that, `Aisha said (to the Prophet), "I thank Allah only; thank neither anybody else nor
you."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 64, Hadith 187
I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious)
companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself),
"I hope Allah has given me my request." The man asked (me), "Where are you from?" I replied, "I am
from the people of Kufa." He said, "Weren't there amongst you the Carrier of the (Prophet's) shoes,
Siwak and the ablution water container? Weren't there amongst you the man who was given Allah's
Refuge from the Satan? And weren't there amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's)
secrets which nobody else knew? How did Ibn Um `Abd (i.e. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud) use to recite
Surat-al-lail (the Night:92)?" I recited:--
"By the Night as it envelops By the Day as it appears in brightness. And by male and female." (92.1-
3) On that, Abu Darda said, "By Allah, the Prophet (ﷺ) made me read the Verse in this way after listening
to him, but these people (of Sham) tried their best to let me say something different."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 62, Hadith 106
We were in Siffin and Sahl bin Hunaif got up and said, "O people! Blame yourselves! We were with
the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of Hudaibiya, and if we had been called to fight, we would have fought. But
`Umar bin Al Khatab came and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Aren't we in the right and our opponents in
the wrongs' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Yes.' `Umar said, 'Aren't our killed persons in Paradise and their's in
Hell?' He said, 'Yes.' `Umar said, 'Then why should we accept hard terms in matters concerning our
religion? Shall we return before Allah judges between us and them?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'O Ibn Al-
Khattab! I am the Messenger of Allah and Allah will never degrade me. Then `Umar went to Abu Bakr
and told him the same as he had told the Prophet.
On that Abu Bakr said (to `Umar). 'He is the Messenger of Allah and Allah will never degrade him.' Then
Surat-al-Fath (i.e. Victory) was revealed and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited it to the end in front of `Umar.
On that `Umar asked, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Was it (i.e. the Hudaibiya Treaty) a victory?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
said, "Yes".
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 58, Hadith 24
Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked `Ali, 'Have you got any book (which has been revealed to the Prophet (ﷺ) apart
from the Quran)?' `Ali replied, 'No, except Allah's Book or the power of understanding which has
been bestowed (by Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).' Abu
Juhaifa said, "I asked, 'What is (written) in this sheet of paper?' `Ali replied, it deals with The Diyya
(compensation (blood money) paid by the killer to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for the
releasing of the captives from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be killed
in Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a disbeliever).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 3, Hadith 53