The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the
month of) Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates
for Allah's cause or stays in the land where he was born." They (the companions of the Prophet) said,
"O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Should we not inform the people of that?" He said, "There are one-hundred
degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance
between every two degrees is like the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask Allah for
anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the last part of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise,
and at its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 97, Hadith 51
"There was a household among us called Banu Ubairiq, among whom was a Bishr, a Bushair, and a Mubashshir. Bushair was a hypocrite who would recite poetry reviling the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) then he would attribute it to some of the Arabs. Then he would say: 'So-and-so said this and that from what you said to Qatadah. 'Certainly Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And argue not on behalf of those who deceive themselves. Verily, Allah does not like anyone who is a betrayer, sinner. They may hide from men, but they cannot hide from Allah for He is with them up to His saying: 'Most Merciful.' That is: If you seek Allah's forgiveness then He will forgive you. 'And whoever earns sin, he earns it only against himself...' up to His saying: 'A manifest sin.' Their saying about Labid; 'Had it not been for the grace of Allah and His Mercy upon you...' up to His saying: 'We shall give him a great reward.' (4:105-115)" So when the Quran was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) brought the weapon and returned it to Rifa'ah. Qatadah said: "When the weapon was brought to my uncle - and he was an elderly man with bad sight" or "an elderly weak man" - Abu 'Eisa was in doubt - "in Jahiliyyah, and I thought that he merely had entered into Islam (without real sincerity) but when I brought it to him, he said: 'O my nephew! It is for Allah's cause.' So I knew that his Islam was genuine. When the Quran was revealed, Bushair went with the idolaters, staying with Sulafah bint Sa'd bin Sumayyah. So Allah, Most High, revealed: Whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. Verily Allah forgives not associating others with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whomever He wills. And whoever associates others with Allah, then he has indeed strayed away (4:115-116). "When he went to stay with Sulafah, Hassan bin Thabit lampooned her with verses of poetry. So she took his saddle, put it on her head, then she left with it to cast into the valley. Then she said: 'You gave me the poetry of Hassan - you did not bring me any good.'"
Jami` at-Tirmidhi Book 47, Hadith 88
While I was walking with the Prophet (ﷺ) at the Hurra of Medina in the evening, the mountain of Uhud
appeared before us. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Abu Dhar! I would not like to have gold equal to Uhud
(mountain) for me, unless nothing of it, not even a single Dinar remains of it with me, for more than
one day or three days, except that single Dinar which I will keep for repaying debts. I will spend all of
it (the whole amount) among Allah's slaves like this and like this and like this." The Prophet (ﷺ) pointed
out with his hand to illustrate it and then said, "O Abu Dhar!" I replied, "Labbaik wa Sa`daik, O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He said, "Those who have much wealth (in this world) will be the least rewarded (in
the Hereafter) except those who do like this and like this (i.e., spend their money in charity)." Then he
ordered me, "Remain at your place and do not leave it, O Abu Dhar, till I come back." He went away
till he disappeared from me. Then I heard a voice and feared that something might have happened to
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and I intended to go (to find out) but I remembered the statement of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
that I should not leave, my place, so I kept on waiting (and after a while the Prophet (ﷺ) came), and I said
to him, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), I heard a voice and I was afraid that something might have happened to
you, but then I remembered your statement and stayed (there). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That was Gabriel
who came to me and informed me that whoever among my followers died without joining others in
worship with Allah, would enter Paradise." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Even if he had committed
illegal sexual intercourse and theft?" He said, "Even if he had committed illegal sexual intercourse and
theft."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 79, Hadith 42
Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas and 'Abu bin Zam`a had a dispute over a boy. Sa`d said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!
This (boy) is the son of my brother, `Utba bin Abi Waqqas who told me to be his custodian as he was
his son. Please notice to whom he bears affinity." And 'Abu bin Zam`a said, "This is my brother, O
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He was born on my father's bed by his slave girl." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) looked at the boy
and noticed evident resemblance between him and `Utba, so he said, "He (the toy) is for you, O 'Abu
bin Zam`a, for the boy is for the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer. Screen yourself
before the boy, O Sauda bint Zam`a." `Aisha added: Since then he had never seen Sauda.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 42
There was a relation of love and brotherhood between this tribe of Jarm and Al-Ash`ariyin. Once we
were with Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, and then a meal containing chicken was brought to Abu Musa, and
there was present, a man from the tribe of Taimillah who was of red complexion as if he were from
non-Arab freed slaves. Abu Musa invited him to the meal. He said, "I have seen chickens eating dirty
things, so I deemed it filthy and took an oath that I would never eat chicken." On that, Abu Musa said,
"Get up, I will narrate to you about that. Once a group of the Ash`ariyin and I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)
and asked him to provide us with mounts; he said, 'By Allah, I will never give you any mounts nor do
I have anything to mount you on.' Then a few camels of war booty were brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ,
and he asked about us, saying, 'Where are the Ash-'ariyin?' He then ordered five nice camels to be
given to us, and when we had departed, we said, 'What have we done? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had taken the
oath not to give us any mounts, and that he had nothing to mount us on, and later he gave us that we
might ride? Did we take advantage of the fact that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had forgotten his oath? By Allah,
we will never succeed.' So we went back to him and said to him, 'We came to you to give us mounts,
and you took an oath that you would not give us any mounts and that you had nothing to mount us on.'
On that he said, 'I did not provide you with mounts, but Allah did. By Allah, if I take an oath to do
something, and then find something else better than it, I do that which is better and make expiation for
the dissolution of the oath.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 83, Hadith 28