Yahya related to me from Malik, from Abu'n-Nadr, the mawla of
'Umar ibn 'Ubaydullah at-Taymi, from Nafi, the mawla of Abu Qatada al-
Ansari, that Abu Qatada was once with the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace. When they got to one of the roads
to Makka he fell behind with some companions of his who were muhrim,
while he was not. Then he saw a wild ass, so he got on his mount and
asked his companions to give him his whip but they refused. Then he
asked them for his spear and they refused to give it to him. So he
took hold of it and attacked the ass and killed it. Some of the
companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, ate from it, and others refused. When they had caught up
with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
they asked him about it and he said, "It is food that Allah has fed
you with."
Muwatta Malik Book 20, Hadith 78
It was said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "Would that you see `Abdullah bin Ubai." So, the Prophet (ﷺ) went to him,
riding a donkey, and the Muslims accompanied him, walking on salty barren land. When the Prophet (ﷺ)
reached `Abdullah bin Ubai, the latter said, "Keep away from me! By Allah, the bad smell of your
donkey has harmed me." On that an Ansari man said (to `Abdullah), "By Allah! The smell of the
donkey of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is better than your smell." On that a man from `Abdullah's tribe got angry
for `Abdullah's sake, and the two men abused each other which caused the friends of the two men to
get angry, and the two groups started fighting with sticks, shoes and hands. We were informed that the
following Divine Verse was revealed (in this concern):-- "And if two groups of Believers fall to
fighting then, make peace between them." (49.9)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 53, Hadith 2
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None spoke in cradle but three: (The first was) Jesus, (the second was), there a man
from Bani Israel called Juraij. While he was offering his prayers, his mother came and called him. He
said (to himself), 'Shall I answer her or keep on praying?" (He went on praying) and did not answer
her, his mother said, "O Allah! Do not let him die till he sees the faces of prostitutes." So while he was
in his hermitage, a lady came and sought to seduce him, but he refused. So she went to a shepherd and
presented herself to him to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her and then later she gave birth to a
child and claimed that it belonged to Juraij. The people, therefore, came to him and dismantled his
hermitage and expelled him out of it and abused him. Juraij performed the ablution and offered prayer,
and then came to the child and said, 'O child! Who is your father?' The child replied, 'The shepherd.'
(After hearing this) the people said, 'We shall rebuild your hermitage of gold,' but he said, 'No, of
nothing but mud.'(The third was the hero of the following story) A lady from Bani Israel was nursing
her child at her breast when a handsome rider passed by her. She said, 'O Allah ! Make my child like
him.' On that the child left her breast, and facing the rider said, 'O Allah! Do not make me like him.'
The child then started to suck her breast again. (Abu Huraira further said, "As if I were now looking at
the Prophet (ﷺ) sucking his finger (in way of demonstration.") After a while the people passed by, with a
lady slave and she (i.e. the child's mother) said, 'O Allah! Do not make my child like this (slave girl)!,
On that the child left her breast and said, 'O Allah! Make me like her.' When she asked why, the child
replied, 'The rider is one of the tyrants while this slave girl is falsely accused of theft and illegal sexual
intercourse."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 60, Hadith 107
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will be afflictions (and at the time) the sitting person will be better than
the standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking, and the walking will be better
than the running. And whoever will look towards those afflictions, they will overtake him, and
whoever will find a refuge or a shelter, should take refuge in it." The same narration is reported by
Abu Bakr, with the addition, "(The Prophet (ﷺ) said), 'Among the prayers there is a prayer the missing of
which will be to one like losing one's family and property."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 61, Hadith 109
`Aisha said, "The Jews came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said to him, "As-Samu 'Alaika (i.e., Death be upon
you)." He replied, 'The same on you.' " `Aisha said to them, "Death be upon you, and may Allah curse
you and shower His wrath upon you!" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I said, "Be gentle and calm, O `Aisha! Be
gentle and beware of being harsh and of saying evil things." She said, "Didn't you hear what they
said?" He said, "Didn't you hear what I replied (to them)? have returned their statement to them, and
my invocation against them will be accepted but theirs against me will not be accepted."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 80, Hadith 96
The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned a man from the previous generation or from the people preceding your age
whom Allah had given both wealth and children. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the time of his death
approached, he asked his children, 'What type of father have I been to you?' They replied: You have
been a good father. He said, 'But he (i.e. your father) has not stored any good deeds with Allah (for the
Hereafter): if he should face Allah, Allah will punish him. So listen, (O my children), when I die, burn
my body till I become mere coal and then grind it into powder, and when there is a stormy wind,
throw me (my ashes) in it.' So he took a firm promise from his children (to follow his instructions).
And by Allah they (his sons) did accordingly(fulfilled their promise.) Then Allah said, "Be"' and
behold! That man was standing there! Allah then said. "O my slave! What made you do what you
did?" That man said, "Fear of You." So Allah forgave him.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 81, Hadith 70