I heard `Ali saying, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying, 'Proceed
till you reach Rawdat Khakh. There you will find a lady with a letter. Take the letter from her.' " So,
we set out and our horses ran at full pace till we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and said (to
her). "Take out the letter." She replied, "I have no letter with me." We said, "Either you take out the
letter or else we will take off your clothes." So, she took it out of her braid. We brought the letter to
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and it contained a statement from Hatib bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans
informing them of some of the intentions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O Hatib!
What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Don't hasten to give your judgment about me. I was
a man closely connected with the Quraish, but I did not belong to this tribe, while the other emigrants
with you, had their relatives in Mecca who would protect their dependents and property . So, I wanted
to recompense for my lacking blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might protect
my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not apostasy nor out of preferring Kufr
(disbelief) to Islam." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), said, "Hatib has told you the truth." `Umar said, O Allah's
Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Hatib participated in
the battle of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors and said,
'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 216
I said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf-Al-Bakali claims that Moses (the companion of Khadir) was not the
Moses of Bani Israel but he was another Moses." Ibn `Abbas remarked that the enemy of Allah (Nauf)
was a liar.
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Once the Prophet (ﷺ) Moses stood up and addressed Bani Israel. He was asked, "Who
is the most learned man amongst the people. He said, "I am the most learned." Allah admonished
Moses as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So Allah inspired to him "At the
junction of the two seas there is a slave amongst my slaves who is more learned than you." Moses
said, "O my Lord! How can I meet him?" Allah said: Take a fish in a large basket (and proceed) and
you will find him at the place where you will lose the fish. So Moses set out along with his (servant)
boy, Yusha` bin Noon and carried a fish in a large basket till they reached a rock, where they laid their
heads (i.e. lay down) and slept. The fish came out of the basket and it took its way into the sea as in a
tunnel. So it was an amazing thing for both Moses and his (servant) boy. They proceeded for the rest
of that night and the following day. When the day broke, Moses said to his (servant) boy: "Bring us
our early meal. No doubt, we have suffered much fatigue in this journey." Moses did not get tired till
he passed the place about which he was told. There the (servant) boy told Moses, "Do you remember
when we betook ourselves to the rock, I indeed forgot the fish." Moses remarked, "That is what we
have been seeking. So they went back retracing their footsteps, till they reached the rock. There they
saw a man covered with a garment (or covering himself with his own garment). Moses greeted him.
Al-Khadir replied saying, "How do people greet each other in your land?"
Moses said, "I am Moses." He asked, "The Moses of Bani Israel?" Moses replied in the affirmative
and added, "May I follow you so that you teach me of that knowledge which you have been taught."
Al-Khadir replied, "Verily! You will not be able to remain patient with me, O Moses! I have some of
the knowledge of Allah which He has taught me and which you do not know, while you have some
knowledge which Allah has taught you which I do not know." Moses said, "Allah willing, you will
find me patient and I will disobey no order of yours. So both of them set out walking along the
seashore, as they did not have a boat. In the meantime a boat passed by them and they requested the
crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and took them on board
without fare. Then a sparrow came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice
in the sea. Al-Khadir said: "O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah's
knowledge except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak." Al-
Khadir went to one of the planks of the boat and plucked it out. Moses said, "These people gave us a
free lift but you have broken their boat and scuttled it so as to drown its people." Al-Khadir replied,
"Didn't I tell you that you will not be able to remain patient with me." Moses said, "Call me not to
account for what I forgot." The first (excuse) of Moses was that he had forgotten.
Then they proceeded further and found a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of the
boy's head from the top and plucked it out with his hands (i.e. killed him). Moses said, "Have you
killed an innocent soul who has killed none." Al-Khadir replied, "Did I not tell you that you cannot
remain patient with me?" Then they both proceeded till when they came to the people of a town, they
asked them for food, but they refused to entertain them. Then they found there a wall on the point of
collapsing. Al-Khadir repaired it with his own hands. Moses said, "If you had wished, surely you
could have taken wages for it." Al-Khadir replied, "This is the parting between you and me." The
Prophet added, "May Allah be Merciful to Moses! Would that he could have been more patient to
learn more about his story with Al-Khadir. "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 3, Hadith 64
I heard Jabir bin `Abdullah in a gathering saying, "We, the companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) assumed
the state of Ihram to perform only Hajj without `Umra." Jabir added, "The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived (at Mecca)
on the fourth of Dhul-Hijja. And when we arrived (in Mecca) the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered us to finish the state
of Ihram, saying, "Finish your lhram and go to your wives (for sexual relation)." Jabir added, "The
Prophet did not oblige us (to go to our wives) but he only made that legal for us. Then he heard that
we were saying, "When there remains only five days between us and the Day of `Arafat he orders us
to finish our Ihram by sleeping with our wives in which case we will proceed to `Arafat with our male
organs dribbling with semen?' (Jabir pointed out with his hand illustrating what he was saying).
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up and said, 'You (People) know that I am the most Allah-fearing, the most
truthful and the best doer of good deeds (pious) from among you. If I had not brought the Hadi with
me, I would have finished my Ihram as you will do, so finish your Ihram. If I had formerly known
what I came to know lately, I would not have brought the Hadi with me.' So we finished our Ihram
and listened to the Prophet (ﷺ) and obeyed him." (See Hadith No. 713, Vol. 2)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 96, Hadith 94
Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar of Medina who possessed the largest property and among his property he valued most was his garden known as Bairaha' which was opposite the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) often visited it and he drank of its sweet water. When this verse was revealed: "You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love" (iii. 91), Abu Talha got up and, going to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), said: Allah says in His Book: "You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love," and the dearest of my property is Bairaha' so I give it as Sadaqa to God from Whom I hope for reward for it and the treasure with Allah; so spend it, Messenger of Allah, on whatever purpose you deem it proper. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Well done! that is a profitable deal, that is a profitable deal. I have heard what you have said, but I think you should spend it on your nearest relatives. So Abu Talha distributed it among the nearest relatives and his cousins on his father's side.
Sahih Muslim Book 12, Hadith 52