Hadiths About The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Hadiths about Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

MAN OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Abu Hurayra (ra) reported, “One day when the Messenger of Allah (saw) was with his umma, a man approached him... The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, ‘This is Jibril, He came in order to instruct people in matters of religion.’” (Muslim, al-Iman, 5)

ʿAbd Allah b. Rafiʿ reported, “As I heard from Umm Salama (ra), when two people disputed over inheritance and sought advice from the Holy Prophet (saw), he said, ‘I decide between you on the basis of my opinion in cases about which no revelation has been sent down to me.’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Qada’ (al-Aqdiyya), 7)

According to Umm Salama (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), Allah’s Messenger (saw) said, “I am only a human being, and you people (litigants) come to me with your cases; and it may be that one of you can present his case eloquently in a more convincing way than the other, and I give my verdict according to what I hear. So if ever I judge (by error) and give the right of a brother to his other (brother) then he (the latter) should not take it, for I am giving him only a piece of Fire.” (Muwatta’, al-Aqdiyya, 1; B7169, al-Bukhari, al-Ahkam, 20)

THE LIVING QURʾAN

According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “There was no prophet among the prophets but that he was given miracles through which people had security or belief, but what I was given was the Divine revelation which Allah revealed to me (the Holy Qur’an). So I hope that my followers will be more than those of any other prophet on the Day of Resurrection.” (al-Bukhari, al-Iʿtisam, 1; M385, Muslim, al-Iman, 239)

According to Ibn ʿAbbas, Abu Bakr (ra) said, “O Messenger of Allah, your hair has turned grey.” Upon hearing this, the Prophet said, “The sūras of Hud, al-Waqiʿa, al-Mursalat, al-Nabaʾ and al-Takwir aged me.” (al-Tirmidhi, Tafsir al-Qur’an, 56)

ʿUmar (ra) reported, “Your Prophet (saw) said the following about the Holy Qurʾan: ‘Verily, with this book, Allah may elevate some communities and denigrate others.’” (Muslim, al-Musafirin, 269)

Saʿd b. Hisham (ra) said, “I asked the Mother of the Faithful, ʿAʾisha (ra), ‘Tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (saw).’ She said, “Do you not recite the Holy Qurʾan? Verily, the character of the Messenger of Allah (saw) was the Holy Qurʾan.”’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Tatawwuʿ, 26) 

A SENSITIVE AND TENDER MAN

According to Anas b. Malik (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “This evening a son was born to me. I have named him after my forefather Ibrahim (Abraham).”...Then Anas said, “I saw him when he was on the verge of death in the hands of the Messenger of Allah (saw). The eyes of the Messenger of Allah (saw) teared up and he said, ‘The eyes weep and the heart is saddened, but we can only say what pleases our Lord. By Allah O Ibrahim, we grieve for you.’” (Muslim, al-Fadaʾil, 62)

Ibn Saʿid al-Khudri (ra) said, “the Prophet (saw) was shyer than a virgin in her private room. If he saw something that he abhorred, we could see it in his face.” (al-Bukhari, al-Adab, 72)

ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “Allah’s Messenger (saw) never took revenge for himself. Only when Allah’s proscriptions were violated would he take revenge for Allah.” (al-Bukhari, al-Manaqib, 23)

ʿAbd Allah b. Kaʿb said, “I heard Kaʿb b. Malik (ra) say, after he had remained behind before the Battle of Tabuk, ‘... whenever the Messenger of Allah (saw) was happy, his face used to shine, as if it were a piece of the moon, and we used to recognize this (i.e., his happiness) from his face.’” (al-Bukhari, al-Manaqib, 23)

ʿAʾisha (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), said, “I never saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) laugh so much that one could see his uvula. He would only smile.” (al-Bukhari, al-Tafsir, (al-Ahqaf) 2; Muslim, al-Istisqaʾ, 16)

ONE WHOSE PRAYER ENCOMPASSED HIS UMMA

According to ʿAʾisha (ra), “The Messenger of Allah (saw) preferred universal prayers and forwent others (that were narrow and individualistic).” (Abu Daʾud, al-Witr, 23)

According to Ubayy b. Kaʿb (ra), whenever the Messenger of Allah (saw) would mention someone and pray for him, he would begin with himself. (al-Tirmidhi, al-Daʿawat, 10)

According to Ibn Abi Musa, his father (ra) said that the Prophet (saw) used to beseech Allah with the following prayer: “My Lord! Forgive my errors, my ignorance, my going to extremes in any of my affairs, and any other forbidden things that I have done which you know better than me. My Allah! Also forgive the errors that I have committed knowingly or unknowingly, in jest or in earnest. This is because I have done all of these things. My Allah! Forgive the sins that I have committed and will commit and which I have done secretly and openly. You are the one who precedes and who comes after. You are omnipotent.” (al-Bukhari, al-Daʿawat, 60)

According to ʿAbd Allah (b. Masʿud) (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to like to pray three times and then ask Allah’s pardon three times. (Abu Daʾud, al-Witr, 26)

According to Abu Umama (ra), “The Messenger of Allah used to pray so much that we could not memorize a thing. So we said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! You pray so much that we cannot memorize a thing.’ Thereupon he said, ‘Should I not teach you a prayer which would include everything? You should say, “O Allah! We ask you for the good which your Prophet Muhamad (saw) asked you and we seek refuge in You from the evil from which your Prophet (saw) sought refuge in You. You are the One from whom aid is sought. It is up to You to provide it. There is no power or strength except in Allah.”’” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Daʿawat, 88)

A GRATEFUL SERVANT

Malik (b. al-Huwayrith) said, “When we were young men of about the same age, we came to the Prophet (saw)... He said to us, ‘Pray as you have seen me praying, and when it is the time for the prayer one of you should pronounce the call to prayer (adhan) and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.’” (al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, 18)

According to Ibn Jurayj, Abu ‘l-Zubayr told him that he heard Jabir b. ʿAbd Allah (ra) say, “I saw the Prophet (saw) riding on his mount on the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) and stoning Satan; and he said the following: ‘Learn the requirements of the Hajj (by following my example), for, I don’t know, this may be my last Hajj.’” (Muslim, al-Hajj, 310)

ʿAʾisha (ra) said, “I do not know that the Messenger of Allah (saw) recited the whole Qurʾan in one night, or performed the ritual prayer for an entire night, or ever fasted an entire month, except for Ramadan.” (al-Nasaʾi, al-Siyam, 70; Muslim, al-Musafirin, 139)

According to Mutarrif his father (ʿAbd Allah b. Shihhir) (ra) said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) while he was performing the ritual prayer. He was crying so hard that a sound like the rattling of a mill rose from his breast.” (Abu Daʾud, al-Salat, 156, 157; al-Nasaʾi, al-Sahw, 18)

According to Muʿadh b. Jabal (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) took him by the hand and said, “O Muʿadh! I advise you never to forget to say the following prayer after every ritual prayer: ‘O Allah! Help me to remember You, to give thanks to You, and to worship You well.’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Witr, 26; al-Nasaʾi, al-Sahw, 60)

THE WISE SUMMONER

According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “My relationship to my umma is like that of someone who lighted a fire (at night) and insects and moths began to fall into it. I am here to hold on to your waistbands as you approach the fire and try to prevent you from entering it.” (Muslim, al-Fadaʾil, 17)

Muhammad b. al-Munkadir said that he heard Rabiʿa b. ʿAbbad al-Dili (ra) say, “I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) while he was visiting some people at the places of lodging at Mina before he emigrated to Medina. He said, ‘O people! Allah Almighty commands you to be a servant to Him alone and to associate no one with him...’” (Ibn Hanbal, III, 492)

Abu Hazim said that Sahl b. Saʿd (ra) told him that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said on the day of (the battle of) Khaybar, “When you enter their territory, go slowly and then summon them to embrace Islam and inform them of Allah’s rights which they must observe. By Allah, even if a single man is led to the right path of Allah through you, then that would be better for you than red camels.” (Muslim, Fadaʾil al-Sahaba, 34; al-Bukhari, al-Maghazi, 39)

According to Abu Musa (al-Ashʿari) (ra), when the Messenger of Allah (saw) sent one of his Companions to carry out one of his commands, he would say, “Spread the good news! Avoid hatred! Make things easy! Do not make things difficult!” (Muslim, al-Jihad wa ‘l-siyar, 6)

THE SINCERE and WISE GUIDE

According to Abu Musa (al-Ashʿari) (ra), when the Messenger of Allah (saw) sent one of the Companions (ra) to carry out one of his orders he would say, “Spread the good news! Avoid hatred! Make things easy! Do not make things difficult!” (Muslim, al-Jihad wa ‘l-siyar, 6)

Abu Saʿid al-Khudri (ra) said, “...I heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say, ‘He who observes an evil deed should change it with his hand if he can do so; if he cannot do so, (he should change it) then with his tongue; if he cannot do so, then (he should change it) with his heart, and that is the weakest degree of the faith.’” (Abu Daʾud, al-Salat, 239-242)

According to Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman (ra), the Prophet said, “By the One who holds my soul in His hand! Either you command good and forbid evil, or Allah will soon send upon you a punishment from Him, then you will call upon Him, but He will not respond to you.” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Fitan, 9)

According to Tamim al-Dari (ra), the Prophet said, “Religion is sincerity.” Then we asked him, “For whom?” He replied, “For Allah, His book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and for all Muslims.”  (Muslim, al-Iman, 95)

Abu Waʾil said, “ʿAbd Allah used to give a (religious) talk to the people every Thursday. Once a man said, ‘O Abu ʿAbd al-Rahman! I wish you could speak to us every day.’ He replied, ‘The only thing which prevents me from doing so is that I would hate to bore you. I will adopt for you (a day for) preaching by selecting a suitable time just as the Prophet (saw) used to do in order not to make us weary.’” (al-Bukhari, al-ʿIlm, 12)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths