If a man saw a dream during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) he would narrate it to the Prophet. Once I
wished to see a dream and narrate it to the Prophet (ﷺ) I was young, unmarried, and used to sleep in the
Mosque during the lifetime of the Prophet. I dreamt that two angels took me and went away with me
towards the (Hell) Fire which looked like a well with the inside walls built up, and had two side-walls
like those of a well. There I saw some people in it whom I knew. I started saying, "I seek Refuge with
Allah from the (Hell) Fire, I seek Refuge with Allah from the (Hell) Fire." Then another angel met the
other two and said to me, "Do not be afraid." I narrated my dream to Hafsa who, in her turn, narrated
it to the Prophet. He said, "What an excellent man `Abdullah is if he only observes the night prayer."
(Salem, a sub-narrator said, "Abdullah used not to sleep at night but very little hence forward."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 62, Hadith 85
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The first defect that permeated Banu Isra'il was that a man (of them) met another man and said: O so-and-so, fear Allah, and abandon what you are doing, for it is not lawful for you. He then met him the next day and that did not prevent him from eating with him, drinking with him and sitting with him. When they did so. Allah mingled their hearts with each other.
He then recited the verse: "curses were pronounced on those among the children of Isra'il who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary"...up to "wrongdoers".
He then said: By no means, I swear by Allah, you must enjoin what is good and prohibit what is evil, prevent the wrongdoer, bend him into conformity with what is right, and restrict him to what is right.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 39, Hadith 46
Some angels came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was sleeping. Some of them said, "He is sleeping." Others
said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said, "There is an example for this
companion of yours." One of them said, "Then set forth an example for him." Some of them said, "He
is sleeping." The others said, "His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake." Then they said, "His
example is that of a man who has built a house and then offered therein a banquet and sent an inviter
(messenger) to invite the people. So whoever accepted the invitation of the inviter, entered the house
and ate of the banquet, and whoever did not accept the invitation of the inviter, did not enter the
house, nor did he eat of the banquet." Then the angels said, "Interpret this example to him so that he
may understand it." Some of them said, "He is sleeping.'' The others said, "His eyes are sleeping but
his heart is awake." And then they said, "The houses stands for Paradise and the call maker is
Muhammad; and whoever obeys Muhammad, obeys Allah; and whoever disobeys Muhammad,
disobeys Allah. Muhammad separated the people (i.e., through his message, the good is distinguished
from the bad, and the believers from the disbelievers).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 96, Hadith 13
Eleven women sat (at a place) and promised and contracted that they would not conceal anything of
the news of their husbands.
The first one said, "My husband is like the meat of a slim weak camel which is kept on the top of a
mountain which is neither easy to climb, nor is the meat fat, so that one might put up with the trouble
of fetching it."
The second one said, "I shall not relate my husband's news, for I fear that I may not be able to finish
his story, for if I describe him, I will mention all his defects and bad traits."
The third one said, "My husband, the "too-tall"! if I describe him (and he hears of that) he will
divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will keep me hanging (neither divorcing me nor treating me as a
wife)."
The fourth one said, "My husband is (moderate in temper) like the night of Tihama: neither hot nor
cold; I am neither afraid of him, nor am I discontented with him."
The fifth one said, "My husband, when entering (the house) is a leopard (sleeps a lot), and when going
out, is a lion (boasts a lot).
He does not ask about whatever is in the house."
The sixth one said, "If my husband eats, he eats too much (leaving the dishes empty), and if he drinks
he leaves nothing; if he sleeps he sleeps he rolls himself (alone in our blankets); and he does not insert
his palm to inquire about my feelings."
The seventh one said, "My husband is a wrong-doer or weak and foolish. All the defects are present in
him. He may injure your head or your body or may do both."
The eighth one said, "My husband is soft to touch like a rabbit and smells like a Zarnab (a kind of
good smelling grass)."
The ninth one said, "My husband is a tall generous man wearing a long strap for carrying his sword.
His ashes are abundant (i.e. generous to his guests) and his house is near to the people (who would
easily consult him)."
The tenth one said, "My husband is Malik (possessor), and what is Malik? Malik is greater than
whatever I say about him. (He is beyond and above all praises which can come to my mind). Most of
his camels are kept at home (ready to be slaughtered for the guests) and only a few are taken to the
pastures. When the camels hear the sound of the lute (or the tambourine) they realize that they are
going to be slaughtered for the guests."
The eleventh one said, "My husband is Abu Zar` and what is Abu Zar` (i.e., what should I say about
him)? He has given me many ornaments and my ears are heavily loaded with them and my arms have
become fat (i.e., I have become fat). And he has pleased me, and I have become so happy that I feel
proud of myself. He found me with my family who were mere owners of sheep and living in poverty,
and brought me to a respected family having horses and camels and threshing and purifying grain.
Whatever I say, he does not rebuke or insult me. When I sleep, I sleep till late in the morning, and
when I drink water (or milk), I drink my fill. The mother of Abu Zar and what may one say in praise
of the mother of Abu Zar? Her saddle bags were always full of provision and her house was spacious.
As for the son of Abu Zar, what may one say of the son of Abu Zar? His bed is as narrow as an
unsheathed sword and an arm of a kid (of four months) satisfies his hunger. As for the daughter of
Abu Zar, she is obedient to her father and to her mother. She has a fat well-built body and that arouses
the jealousy of her husband's other wife. As for the (maid) slave girl of Abu Zar, what may one say of
the (maid) slavegirl of Abu Zar? She does not uncover our secrets but keeps them, and does not waste
our provisions and does not leave the rubbish scattered everywhere in our house."
The eleventh lady added, "One day it so happened that Abu Zar went out at the time when the milk
was being milked from the animals, and he saw a woman who had two sons like two leopards playing
with her two breasts. (On seeing her) he divorced me and married her. Thereafter I married a noble
man who used to ride a fast tireless horse and keep a spear in his hand. He gave me many things, and
also a pair of every kind of livestock and said, Eat (of this), O Um Zar, and give provision to your
relatives."
She added, "Yet, all those things which my second husband gave me could not fill the smallest utensil
of Abu Zar's."
`Aisha then said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "I am to you as Abu Zar was to his wife Um Zar."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 67, Hadith 123
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that he was asked
about the suckling of an older person. He said, ''Urwa ibn az-Zubayr
informed me that Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba ibn Rabia, one of the
companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, who was present at Badr, adopted Salim (who is called
Salim, the mawla of Abu Hudhayfa) as the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, adopted Zayd ibn Haritha. He thought of
him as his son, and Abu Hudhayfa married him to his brother's sister,
Fatima bint al-Walid ibn Utba ibn Rabia, who was at that time among
the first emigrants. She was one of the best unmarried women of the
Quraysh. When Allah the Exalted sent down in His Book what He sent
down about Zayd ibn Haritha, 'Call them after their true fathers. That
is more equitable in the sight of Allah. If you do not know who their
fathers were then they are your brothers in the deen and your mawali,'
(Sura 33 ayat 5) people in this position were traced back to their
fathers. When the father was not known, they were traced to their
mawla.
"Sahla bint Suhayl who was the wife of Abu Hudhayfa,
and one of the tribe of Amr ibn Luayy, came to the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of
Allah! We think of Salim as a son and he comes in to see me while I am
uncovered. We only have one room, so what do you think about the
situation?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, 'Give him five drinks of your milk and he will be mahram
by it.' She then saw him as a foster son. A'isha umm al-muminin took
that as a precedent for whatever men she wanted to be able to come to
see her. She ordered her sister, Umm Kulthum bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq
and the daughters of her brother to give milk to whichever men she
wanted to be able to come in to see her. The rest of the wives of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, refused to let
anyone come in to them by such nursing. They said, 'No! By Allah! We
think that what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, ordered Sahla bint Suhayl to do was only an indulgence
concerning the nursing of Salim alone. No! By Allah! No one will come
in upon us by such nursing!'
"This is what the wives of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, thought about the
suckling of an older person."
Muwatta Malik Book 30, Hadith 13
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque and said, "I am burnt
(ruined)!" The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "With what (what have you done)?" He
said, "I have had sexual relation with my wife in the month of Ramadan
(while fasting)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Give in charity." He said,
"I have nothing." The man sat down, and in the meantime there came a
person driving a donkey carrying food to the Prophet (ﷺ) ..... (The
sub-narrator, 'Abdur Rahman added: I do not know what kind of food it
was). On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Where is the burnt person?" The man
said, "Here I am." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Take this (food) and give
it in charity (to someone)." The man said, "To a poorer person than l?
My family has nothing to eat." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Then
eat it yourselves."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 86, Hadith 50