Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 256 of 372
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The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 256 : Ahadith 1531 – 1535
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
🎧 Listen to all hadiths in Arabic Ch 256 H 1531 – 1535
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1531 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) said: A man sought permission for audience with the Prophet ﷺ. He said, “Give him permission but he is a bad member of his tribe.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1532 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “I do not think that so-and-so understands anything of our Faith.”[Al-Bukhari]
Al-Bukhari said: Al-Laith bin Sa`d, who is one of the narrators of this Hadith, said: The two men mentioned by the Prophet ﷺ in this Hadith were hypocrites (i.e., they revealed Faith and concealed disbelief).
1533 Fatimah bint Qais (radiyallahu anha) said: I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said to him: “Muawiyah and Abul-Jahm sent me a proposal of marriage.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Muawiyah is destitute and he has no property, and Abul-Jahm is very hard on women.”[Bukhari and Muslim].
1534 Zaid bin Al-Arqam (radiyallahu anhu) said: We set out on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we faced many hardships. `Abdullah bin Ubaiy (the chief of the hypocrites at Al-Madinah) said to his friends: “Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until they desert him.” He also said: “If we return to Al-Madinah, the more honourable (meaning himself, i.e., Abdullah bin Ubaiy) will drive out therefrom the meaner (meaning Messenger of Allah ﷺ).” I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about that and he sent someone to `Abdullah bin Ubaiy. He asked him whether he had said that or not. Abdullah took an oath that he had not done anything of that sort and said that it was Zaid who carried a false tale to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Zaid said: I was so much perturbed because of this until this Verse was revealed verifying my statement:
“When the hypocrites come to you (O Muhammad ﷺ), they say: `We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah.’ Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger, and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed.” (63:1) Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the hypocrites in order to seek forgiveness for them from Allah, but they turned away their heads.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1535 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) said: Hind, the wife of Abu Sufyan, said to the Prophet ﷺ: Abu Sufyan is a niggardly man and does not give me and my children adequate provisions for maintenance unless I take something from his possession without his knowledge. The Prophet ﷺ said to her, “Take from his possessions on a reasonable basis that much which may suffice for you and your children.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].