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...tually unknown in Arabia, yet chosen by Abd al-Muttalib who said he wanted both heaven and earth to praise his grandson. T...
...arrations place this before the pregnancy was known, others say Aminah was already carrying their child. The trading journe...
...gnificance of Monday: when asked why he fasted that day, he said, "That is the day I was born and the day revelation came t...
...ve. He wept openly, making those with him weep too. Then he said: "I asked permission of my Lord to seek forgiveness for he...
...Zamzam, the man who stood before Abraha's elephant army and said simply, "The House has a Lord who will protect it." His de...
...faith and a profound testimony of who he was. The Prophet ﷺ said of her: "She believed in me when people called me a liar. ...
...in, and went directly to Khadijah. "Cover me, cover me," he said. She wrapped him in a cloak and held him until the trembli...
...im in a cloak, and — when he told her what had happened and said, "I fear for myself" — responded with the first declaratio...
...c worldview is encoded in these seven lines. The Prophet ﷺ said in the hadith narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and recorded...
...nd this mountain to attack you, would you believe me?" They said yes — acknowledging his unbroken reputation as al-Amin, th...
...eft in the heat. When the Prophet ﷺ passed and saw them, he said: "Patience, O family of Yasir — your appointment is Paradi...
...taliating would ignite a full clan war with Banu Hashim. He said, 'Let Abu Umara be. I insulted his nephew unjustly.' Hamz...
.... When Fatimah intervened he struck her, drawing blood. She said: 'Do what you will, Umar. We have submitted to Islam.' The...
... wept. The Negus drew a line on the ground with a stick and said the difference between what the Muslims said about Jesus a...
...pon the religion of Abd al-Muttalib. The Prophet ﷺ wept and said he would continue to seek forgiveness for his uncle until ...
...moment through twenty-five years of marriage. The Prophet ﷺ said of her: 'She believed in me when people denied me, she acc...
...m to send; another refused conversation entirely; the third said his rejection was dangerous if the Prophet ﷺ was genuine, ...
... followed Muhammad or was protecting him. 'Protecting him,' said Mut'im. They left the Prophet ﷺ alone. Mut'im was a polyt...
...hip to the Quraysh, not to them. An older member reportedly said afterward: 'By Allah, if I had taken that young man from Q...
...he fourth, Harun in the fifth, Musa in the sixth (who wept, saying the Prophet's ﷺ followers would exceed his own in number...
...ng the pilgrimage season. When they heard his message, they said to each other: 'By Allah, this is the prophet the Jews hav...
...ransformative act was the conversion of Sa'd ibn Muadh and Usayd ibn Hudayr — the two most powerful leaders of the Banu Abd...
... had not attended genuinely knew nothing of the details and said so; the Quraysh could not act on partial information. Over...
...he cave entrance; Abu Bakr whispered in fear. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Do not grieve — Allah is with us' (9:40). The searchers ...
...he city gathered. Anas ibn Malik, who was a child that day, said: 'I never saw a day more beautiful or more luminous than t...
...t day is worthier for you to stand in.' The Prophet ﷺ later said: 'Whoever purifies himself at home and comes to Masjid Qub...
...day itself carries cosmological significance: the Prophet ﷺ said in Sahih Muslim that Friday was the best day on which the ...
...-drying ground — and refused to move further. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'This, if Allah wills, is the abode.' Abu Bakr purchased ...
...ning characteristic of the Ansari generation. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Love of the Ansar is a sign of faith, and hatred of the ...
...dullah asked to purchase it for the call to prayer. The man said: 'Shall I not tell you something better than that?' And he...
...bed the surah as the peak of the Quran (sanam al-Quran) and said: 'Do not make your homes like graves — verily, the shaytan...
...ithout critics. The Quran addressed them: 'The foolish will say: What has turned them away from their qiblah which they wer...
...ustain poverty, not merely temporary hunger. The Prophet ﷺ said to Muadh when sending him to Yemen: 'Tell them that Allah ...
... directly which verse in the Book of Allah was greatest, he said: 'Ayat al-Kursi' — and struck Abd ibn Ka'b on the chest sa...
...rehead, weeping so that his tears fell on Uthman's face. He said: 'How blessed are you, O Abu al-Sa'ib — neither the world ...
...ed the highest distinction in Islamic memory: the Prophet ﷺ said Allah had looked upon them and said: 'Do what you will — I...
...mong those who made the second Hijra as well. The Prophet ﷺ said of them: 'They are the first to emigrate in the way of All...
...et ﷺ asked if he had anything to offer as mahr (dowry); Ali said he had his shield. The Prophet ﷺ accepted. The shield was ...
... openly and consistently. He called Hasan and his brother Husayn 'the masters of the youth of Paradise' (Sayyida Shabab Ahl...
...ured, his chest opened — he wept with visible intensity. He said he would take retaliatory mutilation of seventy Qurayshi d...
...hadith literature has preserved with extraordinary care. He said: 'Husayn is from me, and I am from Husayn — whoever loves ...
...selling, buying, carrying, serving, pressing. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allah has cursed khamr, the one who drinks it, the one w...
...'at before his crucifixion. He prayed them completely, then said: 'By Allah, if I were not afraid you would think I was pro...
...h against Ri'l, Dhakwan, and Usayya by name. Anas ibn Malik said: 'I never saw the Prophet ﷺ grieve more for anyone than he...
... to execute Abdullah on the grounds that he did not want it said that Muhammad kills his own companions. Third: Juwayriyah ...
...pent — she refused to confess to what she had not done. She said she would not admit to something Allah knew was false. She...
... of battles. The Prophet ﷺ honored Salman's contribution by saying: 'Salman is one of us, the People of the House' — placin...
... taken captive, and the property distributed. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'You have judged by the judgment of Allah from above seve...
...and he bled until his death. When Sa'd died, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'The Throne of the Most Merciful (Arsh al-Rahman) shook a...
... extraordinary piety, truthfulness, and generosity — Aishah said Zaynab was the most truthful woman she knew, the most gene...
... this specific group at this specific moment. The Prophet ﷺ said that none of those who pledged under the tree would enter ...
...re his letter in contempt; the Prophet ﷺ, informed of this, said 'He has torn his kingdom' — Khosrow was assassinated by hi...
...ng. Among those watching was Khalid ibn al-Walid, who later said this experience contributed to his eventual conversion. Th...
...ce like you would not permanently remain in error.' He also said: 'Khalid is a sword from the swords of Allah.' Khalid came...
..., and wept for Zayd, Jafar, and Abdullah. He called Khalid 'Sayf Allah' — the Sword of Allah. When some companions threw du...
...he Prophet ﷺ in poetry describing the attack. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'You shall be helped.' Abu Sufyan himself then came to Me...
...aba. He asked: 'What do you think I will do with you?' They said: 'Good — a generous brother and the son of a generous brot...
...dened veterans of Badr and Uhud fled. Some companions later said they ran until they reached the waters of Tihamah. The Pro...
...d them directly. He asked them to name what they could have said — and spoken truly — and then named it himself: 'You came ...
...0,000 dinars, additional horses and supplies. The Prophet ﷺ said of Uthman: 'Nothing he does after today can harm him.' Wom...
...ran. He prostrated before Allah in gratitude. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Be glad of the best day that has passed over you since y...
...in mosque. The Prophet ﷺ, occupied with Tabuk preparations, said he would pray there when he returned. The Quran revealed ...
...d. They asked to be exempted from the prayer: the Prophet ﷺ said, 'There is no good in a religion without prayer' — refused...
...l line on the ground: 'The difference between what you have said about Jesus and what we believe is no greater than this.' ...
...t he carries in Islamic tradition. The Prophet ﷺ reportedly said: 'If I had a third daughter, I would give her to Uthman.' ...
...eeping. When companions expressed surprise at his tears, he said: 'The eye weeps and the heart grieves, and we say only wha...
... performed tawaf al-qudum upon entering Mecca. He performed sa'y between Safa and Marwah. He made the journey to Mina, then ...
...f the sermon: 'Have I conveyed?' The crowd answered yes. He said: 'O Allah, be witness' — three times. Then he instructed t...
...once — a review that Zayd ibn Thabit reported the Prophet ﷺ said indicated his death was near. This doubled review was unde...
...ays later. Tribal leaders watching the new state reportedly said to each other: 'The Muslims would not have sent such an ar...
...e, uncovered the Prophet's ﷺ face, kissed his forehead, and said: 'You are beautiful in life and beautiful in death.' Then ...
...ars at the Friday prayer now came supported on two sides to say: if I have wronged you, I offer the restitution. Then he de...
...highest realm over continued life in the world. Aisha later said she knew at those words that he had chosen what is with Al...
...emoving his clothes, based on a report that the Prophet had said: 'Wash me in my garments.' Abbas and his sons turned the b...