Chapter Seven:

His behaviour in the society 1 al-Aloosi, Rool:z al-Ma'dni, 5:37; Ameen, l)ufld al-Islam, 3:237. 2 al-Aloosi, Mukhta$ar at-Tuflfah al-Ithnd' 'Ashariyah, 201. 3 lbn 'Asakir, Tahdheeb Tdreekh Dimashq al-Kabeer, 14:76. 4 Ibn 'Asakir, Tahdheeb Tdreekh Dimashq al-Kabeer, 14:76. 5 lbn Ra<;lwan, ash-Shuhub al-Ldmi'ahfis-Siydsah an-Ndfi'ah, 441. 6 lbn Ra<;lwan, ash-Shuhub al-Ldmi 'ah fis-Siydsah an-Nd.ft 'ah, 441. 7 Quoted in Kurdi, a/-lf asan ibn 'Ali wa Dawruhu as-Siydsi, 31. 8 lbn Ja'far, Tdreekh al-Ya 'qoobi, 2:227. 9 al-Albani, as-Silsildt al-lf adeeth a$-$aflee/:zah, hadith no. 906. Al-Albani classed its chain as good and sound by consensus. 10 lbn Sa' d, af-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd at-Tabaqat al-Khdmisah min a$-$a/:zdbah, 1: 292. There is nothing wrong with its chain. 11 lbn Sa'd, at-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd at-Tabaqat al-Khdmisah min a$-$a/:zdbah, 1:307. 12 It is well-known in the Sunnah that if a man takes another wife, he may stay with her for seven consecutive nights if she is a virgin, or three days if she was previously married. After that, he has to start dividing his time equally among his wives. According to lbn I:Iazm (Jamharat Ansdb al- 'Arab, 258), Khawlah had previously been married to Muhammad ibn Talbah ibn 'Ubaydullah, so she was entitled to three consecutive nights, not seven. The odd nature of the text confirms that it is a weak report, and its chain is also very weak. 13 lbn Sa' d, at-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd at-Tabaqat al-Khdmisah min a$-$afldbah, 1 :307-308. Its chain is weak. 14 adh-Dhahabi, Sayr A 'lam an-Nubald ', 3:265.

Notes - Chapter 8 15 an-Nadwi, al-Murtai;ld Seerat Ameer al-Mu 'mineen 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 228. 16 lbn Atheer, al-Kami! fit-Tdreekh, 3 :444. 17 Ibn I:Jajar al-'Asqalani, Tahdheeb at-Tahdheeb, 2:300. 18 al-Azdi, Tahdheeb al-Kdmilfil-Lughah wal-Adab, 3:393-394; lbn Sa'd, at-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd, 6: 23. 19 Ibn 'Asakir, TdreekhDimashq, 14:76. 20 lbn Sa' d, af-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd at-Tabaqat al-Khdmisah min a$-Sa/:zdbah, 1:281; its chain of narration is weak; al-Batayinah, Dirdsahfee Tdreekh al-Khulafd 'al-Umawiyeen, 73. 21 Stones: these were flat stones like disks. The people of Makkah used to play a game where they would dig a hole and throw these stones towards it. If a person's stone fell into the hole, he won; if it did not, he lost. lbn al-Musayyab asked about throwing stones and competing in that, and he said: There is nothing wrong with it. 22 lbn Sa'd, at-Tabaqdt al-Kubrd at-Tabaqat al-Khdmisah min a$-Sa/:zdbah, 1:294. 23 al-Albani, as-Silsildt al-lf adeeth a$-Sa/:zee/:zah, hadith no. 2841. 24 adh-Dhahabi, Sayr A 'ldm an-Nubald', 5:133. 25 at-Tabari, Dhakhd 'ir al- 'Uqbdfee Mandqib Dhawil-Qurbd, 237. 26 ar-Ri<;la, Muhammad Rasheed, al-lfasan wal-lfusayn Sayyidd ashShabdb Ahl al-Jannah, 32. 27 ar-Ri<;la, al-lfasan wal-lfusayn, 33. 28 Ibn 'Asakir, Tdreekh Dimashq, 14:69. 29 Ibn 'Asakir, Tdreekh Dimashq, 14:70. 30 Ibn Khallikan, Wafiydt al-A 'ydn wa Anbd 'wa Abnd 'az-Zamdn, 2:69. 31 Ibn 'Asakir, Tdreekh Dimashq, 14:70. 32 He was a descendant of Rukanah ibn 'Abd Yazeed ibn Hashim ibn 'Abdul-Muttalib ibn 'Abd Manaf al-Muttalib, with whom the Prophet (~) wrestled twice. 33 Ibn 'Asakir, Tdreekh Dimashq, 14:69.