Belief Volume 1 Book 2

Hadith 44 Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah:

A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and
we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was
saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was
asking about Islam. Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer
prayers perfectly five times in a day and night (24 hours)." The
man asked, "Is there any more (praying)?" Allah's Apostle
replied, "No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you
can)." Allah's Apostle further said to him: "You have to observe
fasts during the month of Ramad, an." The man asked, "Is there
any more fasting?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want
to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Apostle
further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory
charity)." The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the
Zakat for me to pay?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, unless you
want to give alms of your own." And then that man retreated
saying, "By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this."
Allah's Apostle said, "If what he said is true, then he will be
successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."

Hadith 45 Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "(A believer) who accompanies the funeral
procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith and hoping to attain
Allah's reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is
offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a
reward of two Qirats. Each Qirat is like the size of the (Mount)
Uhud. He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before
the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirat only."

Hadith 46 Narrated 'Abdullah:

The Prophet said, "Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (an evil doing)
and killing him is Kufr (disbelief)." Narrated 'Ubada bin As-
Samit: "Allah's Apostle went out to inform the people about the
(date of the) night of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened a
quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet said, "I came out
to inform you about (the date of) the night of Al-Qadr, but as so
and so and so and so quarrelled, its knowledge was taken away (I
forgot it) and maybe it was better for you. Now look for it in the
7th, the 9th and the 5th (of the last 10 nights of the month of
Ramadan)."

Hadith 47 Narrated Abu Huraira:

One day while the Prophet was sitting in the company of some
people, (The angel) Gabriel came and asked, "What is faith?"
Allah's Apostle replied, 'Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels,
(the) meeting with Him, His Apostles, and to believe in
Resurrection." Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's
Apostle replied, "To worship Allah Alone and none else, to offer
prayers perfectly to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat) and to
observe fasts during the month of Ramadan." Then he further
asked, "What is Ihsan (perfection)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "To
worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot achieve this
state of devotion then you must consider that He is looking at
you." Then he further asked, "When will the Hour be
established?" Allah's Apostle replied, "The answerer has no
better knowledge than the questioner. But I will inform you about
its portents.
1. When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.
2. When the shepherds of black camels start boasting and
competing with others in the construction of higher buildings.
And the Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except
Allah.
The Prophet then recited: "Verily, with Allah (Alone) is the
knowledge of the Hour--." (31. 34) Then that man (Gabriel) left
and the Prophet asked his companions to call him back, but they
could not see him. Then the Prophet said, "That was Gabriel who
came to teach the people their religion." Abu 'Abdullah said: He
(the Prophet) considered all that as a part of faith.

Hadith 48 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:

I was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him, "I
asked you whether they (followers of Muhammad) were
increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing.
And in fact, this is the way of true Faith till it is complete in all
respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who,
after embracing his (the Prophets) religion (Islam) became
displeased and discarded it. You replied in the negative, and in
fact, this is (a sign of) true faith. When its delight enters the heart
and mixes with them completely, nobody can be displeased with
it."

Hadith 49 Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are
evident but in between them there are doubtful (suspicious) things
and most of the people have no knowledge about them. So
whoever saves himself from these suspicious things saves his
religion and his honor. And whoever indulges in these suspicious
things is like a shepherd who grazes (his animals) near the Hima
(private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he is liable
to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king has a Hima and the
Hima of Allah on the earth is His illegal (forbidden) things.
Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good
(reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the
whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.

Hadith 50 Narrated Abu Jamra:

I used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting
place. He requested me to stay with him in order that he might
give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him for two
months. Once he told (me) that when the delegation of the tribe of
'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet, the Prophet asked them, "Who
are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegate?" They
replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi'a." Then the Prophet said
to them, "Welcome! O people (or O delegation of 'Abdul Qais)!
Neither will you have disgrace nor will you regret." They said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We cannot come to you except in the sacred
month and there is the infidel tribe of Mudar intervening between
you and us. So please order us to do something good (religious
deeds) so that we may inform our people whom we have left
behind (at home), and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on
them)." Then they asked about drinks (what is legal and what is
illegal). The Prophet ordered them to do four things and forbade
them from four things. He ordered them to believe in Allah Alone
and asked them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in
Allah Alone?" They replied, "Allah and His Apostle know
better." Thereupon the Prophet said, "It means:
1. To testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle.
2. To offer prayers perfectly
3. To pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)
4. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
5. And to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in
Allah's Cause).
Then he forbade them four things, namely, Hantam, Dubba,'
Naqir Ann Muzaffat or Muqaiyar; (These were the names of pots
in which Alcoholic drinks were prepared) (The Prophet
mentioned the container of wine and he meant the wine itself).
The Prophet further said (to them): "Memorize them (these
instructions) and convey them to the people whom you have left
behind."

Hadith 51 Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:

Allah's Apostle said, "The reward of deeds depends upon the
intention and every person will get the reward according to what
he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah and His Apostle,
then his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle. And whoever
emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his
emigration was for what he emigrated for."

Hadith 52 Narrated Abu Mas'ud:

The Prophet said, "If a man spends on his family (with the
intention of having a reward from Allah) sincerely for Allah's
sake then it is a (kind of) alms-giving in reward for him.

Hadith 53 Narrated Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas:

Allah's Apostle said, "You will be rewarded for whatever you
spend for Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in
your wife's mouth."

Hadith 54 Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah:

I gave the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle for the following:
1. offer prayers perfectly
2. pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)
3. and be sincere and true to every Muslim.

Hadith 55 Narrated Ziyad bin'Ilaqa:

I heard Jarir bin 'Abdullah (Praising Allah). On the day when Al-
Mughira bin Shu'ba died, he (Jarir) got up (on the pulpit) and
thanked and praised Allah and said, "Be afraid of Allah alone
Who has none along with Him to be worshipped.(You should) be
calm and quiet till the (new) chief comes to you and he will come
to you soon. Ask Allah's forgiveness for your (late) chief because
he himself loved to forgive others." Jarir added, "Amma badu
(now then), I went to the Prophet and said, 'I give my pledge of
allegiance to you for Islam." The Prophet conditioned (my pledge)
for me to be sincere and true to every Muslim so I gave my pledge
to him for this. By the Lord of this mosque! I am sincere and true
to you (Muslims). Then Jarir asked for Allah's forgiveness and
came down (from the pulpit).