5. Speech and Presence

1. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 215Hasan

   كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سُكَّةٌ يَتَطَيَّبُ مِنْهَا

   “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ had a vial from which he used to perfume himself.”

2. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 216Sahih

   كَانَ لا يَرُدُّ الطِّيبَ

   “Anas ibn Malik did not reject perfume. Anas also said: ‘The Prophet ﷺ did not reject perfume'.”

3. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 217Hasan

   ثَلاثٌ لا تُرَدُّ الْوَسَائِدُ وَالدُّهْنُ وَاللَّبَنُ

   "Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: Three things are not to be rejected: cushions, oil and perfume, and milk.’”

4. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 218Weak

   طِيبُ الرِّجَالِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَخَفِيَ لَوْنُهُ وَطِيبُ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَخَفِيَ رِيحُهُ

   "Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: 'Men's perfume is perfume whose scent is apparent and whose color is not, and women's perfume is perfume whose color is apparent and whose scent is not'.”

5. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 219No grade recorded

   أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنِ الطُّفَاوِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ - مِثْلَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ

   ✧ Ismail b. Ibrahim informed us from al-Jurayri, from Abu Nadra, from al-Tufawi, from Abu Hurayra, from the Prophet ﷺ – the like of it in meaning.

6. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 220Weak

   إِذَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدُكُمُ الرَّيْحَانَ فَلا يَرُدُّهُ فَإِنَّهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ

   “Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: ‘If someone is given sweet basil, he should not reject it, for it comes from the Garden of Paradise!’"

7. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 221Weak

   فقال للقوم ما رأيت رجلاً أحسن صورة من جرير إلا ما بلغنا من صورة يوسف عليه السلام

   "I was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab ᴿᴬ, whereupon Jarir discarded his cloak and walked in his loincloth, so he said to him: 'Pick up your cloak!' ‘Umar then said to the group: 'I have not seen any man more handsome in form than Jarir, except what we have been told about the appearance of Joseph, the Champion of Truth ﷺ '!”

8. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 222Sahih

   مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْرُدُ سرْدَكُمْ هَذَا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلامٍ بَيِّنٍ فَصْلٍ يَحْفَظُهُ مَنْ جَلَسَ إِلَيْهِ

   "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would not speak on and on the way you do. Rather, he would pause periodically, so that those who sat with him would remember what he said.”

9. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 223Sahih

   كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعِيدُ الْكَلِمَةَ ثَلاثًا لِتُعْقَلَ عَنْهُ

   "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to repeat each expression three times in order to make himself understood.”

10. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 224Weak

    سَأَلْتُ خَالِي هِنْدُ بْنُ أَبِي هَالَةَ وَكَانَ وَصَّافًا فَقُلْتُ صِفْ لِي مَنْطِقَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَوَاصِلَ الأَحْزَانِ دَائِمَ الْفِكْرَةِ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ رَاحَةٌ طَوِيلُ السَّكْتِ لا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي غَيْرِ حَاجَةٍ يَفْتَتِحُ الْكَلامَ وَيَخْتِمُهُ بِاسْمِ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِجَوَامِعِ الْكَلِمِ كَلامُهُ فَصْلٌ لا فُضُولَ وَلا تَقْصِيرَ لَيْسَ بِالْجَافِي وَلا الْمُهِينِ يُعَظِّمُ النِّعْمَةَ وَإِنْ دَقَّتْ لا يَذُمُّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَذُمُّ ذَوَّاقًا وَلا يَمْدَحُهُ وَلا تُغْضِبُهُ الدُّنْيَا وَلا مَا كَانَ لَهَا فَإِذَا تُعُدِّيَ الْحَقُّ لَمْ يَقُمْ لِغَضَبِهِ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَنْتَصِرَ لَهُ وَلا يَغْضَبُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلا يَنْتَصِرُ لَهَا إِذَا أَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ كُلِّهَا وَإِذَا تَعَجَّبَ قَلَبَهَا وَإِذَا تَحَدَّثَ اتَّصَلَ بِهَا وَضَرَبَ بِرَاحَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى بَطْنَ إِبْهَامِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَإِذَا غَضِبَ أَعْرَضَ وَأَشَاحَ وَإِذَا فَرِحَ غَضَّ طَرْفَهُ جُلُّ ضَحِكِهِ التَّبَسُّمُ يَفْتَرُّ عَنْ مِثْلِ حَبِّ الْغَمَامِ

    “I said to my maternal uncle, Hind ibn Abi Hala, who was skilled at describing people: ‘Describe for me the manner of speech Allah’s Messenger ﷺ!’ He said: Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was constantly sympathetic with sorrows, persistent in thought, having no repose, prolonged in silence. He would not speak unnecessarily. He would introduce and conclude his speech with: 'Bismillahi ta'ala [In the Name of Allah, Exalted is He]!' He would speak using simple words bearing many profound meanings [bi-jawami'i ’l-kalim]. His speech was concise, neither excessive nor abridged. It was neither uncouth nor contemptible. He would extol a blessing, however small, and he would not find fault with any aspect of it. He neither condemned nor praised those who enjoyed food and drink, and he would not be angered by this world. If the truth were overstepped, he would be so furious that he could do nothing but right the wrong. He would not be angry for his own sake or come to his own defense. When he beckoned, he beckoned with the whole of the palm of his hand, and when he was astonished, he turned it over, and when he spoke, he gestured with his hands, and placed his right palm over the base of his left thumb. When he was angry, he turned away and averted his face, and when he was happy, he lowered his gaze. Most of his laughter was in the form of a smile that revealed teeth as white as hailstones'.”

11. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 225Weak

    كَانَ فِي سَاقَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حُمُوشَةٌ وَكَانَ لا يَضْحَكُ إِلا تَبَسُّمًا فَكُنْتُ إِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ أَكْحَلُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَلَيْسَ بِأَكْحَلَ

    "There was a slenderness in the legs of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, and his laugh always took the form of a joyful smile, so when I looked at him, I said: 'His eyes are blackened [with kohl], though and he is not black-eyed'!”

12. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 226Weak

    مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَكْثَرَ تَبَسُّمًا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

    "I have not seen anyone with a more cheerful countenance than Allah's Messenger ﷺ!"

13. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 227Sahih

    مَا كَانَ ضَحِكُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلا تَبَسُّمًا

    “The laughter of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was nothing but a joyful smile.”

14. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 228Sahih

    إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ أَوَّلَ رَجُلٍ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَآخَرَ رَجُلٍ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ النَّارِ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ اعْرِضُوا عَلَيْهِ صِغَارَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَيُخَبَّأُ عَنْهُ كِبَارُهَا فَيُقَالُ لَهُ عَمِلْتَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا كَذَا وَهُوَ مُقِرٌّ لا يُنْكِرُ وَهُوَ مُشْفِقٌ مِنْ كِبَارِهَا فَيُقَالُ أَعْطُوهُ مَكَانَ كُلِّ سَيِّئَةٍ عَمِلَهَا حَسَنَةً فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ لِي ذُنُوبًا مَا أَرَاهَا هَاهُنَا

    “Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: "I surely know the first man who will enter the Garden of Paradise, and the last man who will emerge from the Fire of Hell. The man will be brought forth on the Day of Resurrection, and the command will be given: “Show him his minor sins, and let his major sins be hidden from him!” He will therefore be told: “On such-and-such a day, you committed such-and-such and such-and-such sins!” He will acknowledge [his sins] and not disavow them and he will be fearful of those sins that are major offenses, so the command will be given: “In place of every bad deed he committed, grant him a good deed!” He will therefore say: “I am guilty of sins that I do not see here!” Abu Dharr said: “I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ smile so broadly that his molar teeth showed!”

15. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 229Sahih

    مَا حَجَبَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ وَلا رَآنِي إِلا ضَحِكَ

    “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ did not shun me from the time when I embraced Islam, and he never saw me without laughing.”

16. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 230Sahih

    مَا حَجَبَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلا رَآنِي مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلا تَبَسَّمَ

    Same as the above hadith.

17. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 231Sahih

    إِنِّي لأَعْرفُ آخِرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ خُرُوجًا رَجُلٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا زَحْفًا فَيُقَالُ لَهُ انْطَلِقْ فَادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ فَيَذْهَبُ لِيَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَجِدُ النَّاسَ قَدْ أَخَذُوا الْمَنَازِلَ فَيَرْجِعُ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ قَدْ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ الْمَنَازِلَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ أَتَذْكُرُ الزَّمَانَ الَّذِي كُنْتَ فِيهِ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ تَمَنَّ قَالَ فَيَتَمَنَّى فَيُقَالُ لَهُ فَإِنَّ لَكَ الَّذِي تَمَنَّيْتَ وَعَشَرَةَ أَضْعَافِ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ تَسْخَرُ بِي وَأَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ضَحِكَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ

    "Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: “I am well aware of the last person to emerge from the Hellfire. After crawling out, he will be told: ‘Go and enter the Garden of Paradise!’ He will therefore enter the Garden of Paradise, but he will find that the people have occupied the abodes, so he will return and say: ‘O my Lord, the people have occupied the abodes!’ He will therefore be asked: ‘Do you remember the time you were in?’ He will say: ‘Yes,’ so he will be told: ‘Make a wish!’ He will make a wish, whereupon he will be told: ‘You have what you wished for, and this world ten times over!’ He will then say: ‘Are you, the Sovereign, mocking me?”’ He ['Abdu’llah ibn Mas'ud] said: “I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ grin so broadly that his molar teeth showed!”

18. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 232Sahih

    شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ لِيَرْكَبَهَا فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثَلاثًا وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلاثًا سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَنَعَ كَمَا صَنَعْتُ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرُكَ

    "I was present when 'Ali ᴿᴬ had an animal brought for him to ride. When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said: “In the Name of Allah [Bismillah],” and when he settled on its back, he said: “Praise be to Allah!” Then he said: “Glory be to the One who has placed this at our disposal, for we would not have been equal to the task [Subhanalladhi sakhkhara la-na hadha wa ma kunna la-hu muqrinin], and to our Lord we are surely returning [wa inna ila Rabbina la-munqalibun]. (Al-Qur'an;43:13-14)Then he said: “Praise be to Allah,” three times, and: “Allah is Supremely Great,” three times, then: “Glory be to You! I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins but You!” Then he laughed, so I said to him: “What has made you laugh, O Commander of the Believers?” He said: “I saw Allah’s Messenger ﷺ do just as I did now, after which he laughed, so I said: "What has made you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: ‘Your Lord surely marvels at His servant when he says: “My Lord, forgive me my sins, knowing that no one but He forgives sins'!”

19. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 233Weak

    لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَحِكَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ كَانَ؟ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مَعَهُ تُرْسٌ وَكَانَ سَعْدٌ رَامِيًا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا بِالتُّرْسِ يُغَطِّي جَبْهَتَهُ فَنَزَعَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ بِسَهْمٍ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ رَمَاهُ فَلَمْ يُخْطِئْ هَذِهِ مِنْهُ يَعْنِي جَبْهَتَهُ وَانْقَلَبَ الرَّجُلُ وَشَالَ بِرِجْلِهِ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكَ؟ قَالَ مِنْ فِعْلِهِ بِالرَّجُلِ

    “Sa'd [Ibn Abi Waqqas] said: ‘I had seen the Prophet ﷺ laugh at the Battle of the Trench, so hard that his molar teeth became apparent.’ I said: ‘How was his laughter?’ He said: ‘There was a man holding a shield while Sa'd was shooting, and the man was saying such-and-such and such-and-such, with the shield covering his forehead. Sa'd therefore aimed an arrow at him and shot it when he raised his head, so it did not miss this part of him — meaning his forehead — and the man toppled over and kicked up his foot. The Prophet ﷺ then laughed so much that his molar teeth became apparent.’ I asked: ‘What made him laugh?’ He replied: ‘What he did to the man!”

20. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 234Hasan

    إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ يَا ذَا الأُذُنَيْنِ

    "The Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'O two-eared'!”

21. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 235Sahih

    إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيُخَالِطُنَا حَتَّى يَقُولَ لأَخٍ لِي صَغِيرٍ يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ مَا فَعَلَ النُّغَيْرُ؟

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would associate so closely with us that he said to a young brother of mine: “O Abu 'Umair, what has the little red- beaked sparrow done?’”

22. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 236Hasan

    قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّكَ تُدَاعِبُنَا قَالَ إِنِّي لا أَقُولُ إِلا حَقًّا

    “They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, are you teasing us?’ He said: ‘Yes, except that I am telling nothing but the truth'!”

23. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 237Sahih

    أَنَّ رَجُلا اسْتَحْمَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي حَامِلُكَ عَلَى وَلَدِ نَاقَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَصْنَعُ بِوَلَدِ النَّاقَةِ؟ فَقَالَ ﷺ وَهَلْ تَلِدُ الإِبِلَ إِلا النُّوقُ؟

    "A man asked Allah’s Messenger ﷺ to provide him with a mount, so he said: 'I will mount you on the offspring of a she-camel The man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what shall I do with the offspring of a she- camel?' He said ﷺ: 'To what does a she-camel give birth, except more she-camels?’”

24. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 238Sahih

    أَنَّ رَجُلا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ كَانَ اسْمُهُ زَاهِرًا وَكَانَ يُهْدِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَدِيَّةً مِنَ الْبَادِيَةِ فَيُجَهِّزُهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ زَاهِرًا بَادِيَتُنَا وَنَحْنُ حَاضِرُوهُ وَكَانَ ﷺ يُحِبُّهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلا دَمِيمًا فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ يَبِيعُ مَتَاعَهُ وَاحْتَضَنَهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَهُوَ لا يُبْصِرُهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ أَرْسِلْنِي فَالْتَفَتَ فَعَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ لا يَأْلُو مَا أَلْصَقَ ظَهْرَهُ بِصَدْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ عَرَفَهُ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا الْعَبْدَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِذًا وَاللَّهِ تَجِدُنِي كَاسِدًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَكِنْ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَسْتَ بِكَاسِدٍ أَوْ قَالَ أَنتَ عِنْدَ اللهِ غَالٍ

    “There was a man among the people of the desert — his name was Zahir — and he used to bring the Prophet ﷺ a present from the desert, so the Prophet ﷺ would equip him when he wished to go out to battle. “The Prophet said ﷺ:‘Zahir is our desert, and we are his towns'. He ﷺ used to love him, though he was a homely man, so the Prophet ﷺ came to him one day while he was selling his wares, and embraced him from behind so that he couldn't see who it was. So he said: ‘Who is this? Let go of me!’ Then he turned around and recognized the Prophet ﷺ. Once he recognized the Prophet ﷺ, he kept his back pressed to the Prophet's chest, so the Prophet ﷺ proceeded to say: ‘Who will buy this slave?’ The man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, in that case, by Allah, you will find me an unsellable commodity!’ The Prophet said ﷺ: ‘But you are not an unsaleable commodity in the view of Allah),’ or he said: ‘You are precious to Allah!'”

25. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 239Weak

    أَتَتْ عَجُوزٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُدْخِلَنِي الْجَنَّةَ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّ فُلانٍ إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ لا تَدْخُلُهَا عَجُوزٌ قَالَ فَوَلَّتْ تَبْكِي فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُوهَا أَنَّهَا لا تَدْخُلُهَا وَهِيَ عَجُوزٌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنَّا أَنْشَأْنَاهُنَّ إِنْشَاءً فَجَعَلْنَاهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا

    "An old woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, beseech Allah to let me enter the Garden of Paradise!' He replied: 'O Mother of So-and-so, no old woman will enter the Garden of Paradise!' She turned away weeping, so he said: 'Tell her that she will not enter it as an old woman, for Allah says: ‘We have created them a new creation, and made them virgins, loving, equal in age [inna ansha’na-hunna insha’a: fa-ja'alna-hunna abkara 'uruban atraba].’” (Al-Qur'an; 56:35-37)

26. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 240Weak

    قِيلَ لَهَا هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِشِعْرِ ابْنِ رَوَاحَةَ وَيَتَمَثَّلُ بِقَوْلِهِ يَأْتِيكَ بِالأَخْبَارِ مَنْ لَمْ تُزَوَّدِ

    "Was Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to imitating any form of poetry?" She said: "He used to imitate the poetry of Ibn Rawaha, and he would imitate his saying: “You will be brought the news by someone whom you have not furnished with travel provisions.”

27. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 241Sahih

    إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلا اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

    “Allah’s Messenger said ﷺ: ‘The most truthful saying spoken by a poet is the saying of Labid: Everything but Allah is surely futile,’ and [the poet] Umayya ibn Abi’s-Salt almost embraced Islam.’”

28. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 242Sahih

    أَصَابَ حَجَرٌ أُصْبُعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَمِيَتْ فَقَالَ هَلْ أَنْتِ إِلا أُصْبُعٌ دَمِيتِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَا لَقِيتِ

    “A stone hit the finger of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, causing it to bleed, so he said [in poetic verse]: 'Are you nothing but a finger that has bled without having suffered in Allah’s cause?'”

29. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 243No grade recorded

    « هَلْ أَنْتِ إِلَّا أُصْبُعٌ دُمِيتِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَا لَقِيتِ" نوع="مرفوع"

    ✧ “You are but a finger that bled, and in the path of Allah is what you met.”

30. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 244Sahih

    قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَفَرَرْتُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ؟ فَقَالَ لا وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَكِنْ وَلَّى سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ تَلَقَّتْهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا وَرَسُولُ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ

    A man said to him: “Did you all flee from Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, O Abu 'Umara?” He replied: “No, by Allah! Allah’s Messenger ﷺ did not retreat, but those who were hasty retreated, being assailed by the arrows of the Hawazin. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was mounted on his female mule, while Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib was holding its bridle, and Allah’s Messenger ﷺ was saying [in poetic verse]: 'I am the Prophet, no lie! I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib!'”

31. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 245Hasan

    أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ فِي عُمْرَةِ الْقَضَاءِ وَابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ خَلُّوا بَنِي الْكُفَّارِ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ الْيَوْمَ نَضْرِبُكُمْ عَلَى تَنْزِيلِهِ ضَرْبًا يُزِيلُ الْهَامَ عَنْ مَقِيلِهِ وَيُذْهِلُ الْخَلِيلَ عَنْ خَلِيلِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ يَا ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ بَيْنَ يَدِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفِي حَرَمِ اللهِ تَقُولُ الشِّعْرَ فَقَالَ ﷺ خَلِّ عَنْهُ يَا عُمَرُ فَلَهِيَ أَسْرَعُ فِيهِمْ مِنْ نَضْحِ النَّبْلِ

    "The Prophet ﷺ entered Mecca during the Visitation of Fulfillment ['Umrat al- Qada'], and Ibn Rawaha walked in front of him, saying [in poetic verse]: “Clear away from his path, O sons of the unbelievers! Today we shall prevent you from bringing it to a halt, with a blow that removes the owls from its way station, and distracts the bosom friend from his bosom friend!” 'Umar then said: “O Ibn Rawaha, you dare to utter poetry before Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and in Allah’s Sanctuary!” But he said ﷺ: “Leave him alone, O 'Umar, for it will strike them down more quickly than a shower of arrows!’”

32. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 246Sahih

    جَالَسْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِائَةِ مَرَّةٍ وَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَتَنَاشَدُونَ الشِّعْرَ وَيَتَذَاكَرُونَ أَشْيَاءَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَهُوَ سَاكِتٌ وَرُبَّمَا تَبَسَّمَ مَعَهُمْ

    ‘I sat with the Prophet ﷺ more than one hundred times, and his Companions used to recite poetry to one another. They would also reminisce over things relating to the pagan era [al-jahiliyya], while he was silent and sometimes even smiled with them.’”

33. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 247Sahih

    أَشْعَرُ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَتْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلا اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ

    “As the Prophet said ﷺ:‘The most poetic saying spoken by the Arabs is the saying of Labid: “Everything but Allah is surely futile!'”

34. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 248Sahih

    كُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ مِنْ قَوْلِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ الثَّقَفِيِّ كُلَّمَا أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هِيهْ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةً يَعْنِي بَيْتًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنْ كَادَ لَيُسْلِمُ

    "As I rode behind the Prophet ﷺ, I recited to him a hundred poetic verses, composed by Umayya ibn Abi’s-Salt. Whenever I recited a verse to him, the Prophet ﷺ said to me: “Recite more!” until I had recited a hundred, meaning verses,to him.”’ The Prophet ﷺ therefore said: 'He was surely near to embracing Islam!'"

35. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 249Hasan

    كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَضَعُ لِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ مِنْبَرًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ قَائِمًا يُفَاخِرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ قَالَ يُنَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَيَقُولُ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُؤَيِّدُ حَسَّانَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ مَا يُنَافِحُ أَوْ يُفَاخِرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ used to set up a pulpit in the mosque for Hassan ibn Thabit. He would stand upright upon it, paying tribute to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ ’ or: ‘defending Allah’s Messenger ﷺ.’ He would say ﷺ: “Allah (Exalted is He) supports Hassan with the Spirit of Holiness, when he defends or pays tribute to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ!'”

36. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 250No grade recorded

    « إِنَّ اللهَ يُؤَيِّدُ حَسَّانَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ مَا يُنَافِحُ أَوْ يُفَاخِرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ " نوع="مرفوع"

    ✧ “Indeed Allah supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit as long as he defends or boasts on behalf of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.”

37. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 251Weak

    حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ نِسَاءَهُ حَدِيثًا فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ كَأَنَّ الْحَدِيثَ حَدِيثُ خُرَافَةَ فَقَالَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا خُرَافَةُ؟ إِنَّ خُرَافَةَ كَانَ رَجُلا مِنْ عُذْرَةَ أَسَرَتْهُ الْجِنُّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَمَكَثَ فِيهِمْ دَهْرًا ثُمَّ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الإِنْسِ فَكَانَ يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ بِمَا رَأَى فِيهِمْ مِنَ الأَعَاجِيبِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ حَدِيثُ خُرَافَةَ

    "Allah’s Messenger ﷺ told his wives a story one night, and one of them said: “It sounds like a fable of Khurafa!” He said: “Do you know what that means? Khurafa was a man from [the Yemenite tribe of] 'Udhra. The jinn captured him in the pagan era [al-jahiliyya], so he stayed with them for a long time, then they returned him to his people. He used to tell the people about the marvels that he saw among them, so the people said: ‘The fable of Khurafa.'”

38. Ash-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyah 252Sahih

    جَلَسَتْ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ امْرَأَةً فَتَعَاهَدْنَ وَتَعَاقَدْنَ أَنْ لا يَكْتُمْنَ مِنْ أَخْبَارِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ شَيْئًا فَقَالَتِ الأُولَى زَوْجِي لَحْمُ جَمَلٍ غَثٍّ عَلَى رَأْسِ جَبَلٍ وَعْرٍ لا سَهْلٌ فَيُرْتَقَى وَلا سَمِينٌ فَيُنْتَقَلُ قَالَتِ الثَّانِيَةُ زَوْجِي لا أَبُثُّ خَبَرَهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ لا أَذَرَهُ إِنْ أَذْكُرْهُ أَذْكُرْ عُجَرَهُ وَبُجَرَهُ قَالَتِ الثَّالِثَةُ زَوْجِي الْعَشَنَّقُ إِنْ أَنْطِقْ أُطَلَّقْ وَإِنْ أَسْكُتْ أُعَلَّقْ قَالَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ زَوْجِي كَلَيْلِ تِهَامَةَ لا حَرٌّ وَلا قُرٌّ وَلا مَخَافَةَ وَلا سَآمَةَ قَالَتِ الْخَامِسَةُ زَوْجِي إِنْ دَخَلَ فَهِدَ وَإِنْ خَرَجَ أَسِدَ وَلا يَسْأَلُ عَمَّا عَهِدَ قَالَتِ السَّادِسَةُ زَوْجِي إِنْ أَكَلَ لَفَّ وَإِنْ شَرِبَ اشْتَفَّ وَإِنِ اضْطَجَعَ الْتَفَّ وَلا يُولِجُ الْكَفَّ لِيَعْلَمَ الْبَثَّ قَالَتِ السَّابِعَةُ زَوْجِي عَيَايَاءُ أَوْ غَيَايَاءُ طَبَاقَاءُ كُلُّ دَاءٍ لَهُ دَاءٌ شَجَّكِ أَوْ فَلَّكِ أَوْ جَمَعَ كُلا لَكِ قَالَتِ الثَّامِنَةُ زَوْجِي الْمَسُّ مَسُّ أَرْنَبٍ وَالرِّيحُ رِيحُ زَرْنَبٍ قَالَتِ التَّاسِعَةُ زَوْجِي رَفِيعُ الْعِمَادِ طَوِيلُ النِّجَادِ عَظِيمُ الرَّمَادِ قَرِيبُ الْبَيْتِ مِنَ النَّادِ قَالَتِ الْعَاشِرَةُ زَوْجِي مَالِكٌ وَمَا مَالِكٌ مَالِكٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذَلِكِ لَهُ إِبِلٌ كَثِيرَاتُ الْمَبَارِكِ قَلِيلاتُ الْمَسَارِحِ إِذَا سَمِعْنَ صَوْتَ الْمِزْهَرِ أَيْقَنَّ أَنَّهُنَّ هَوَالِكُ قَالَتِ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ زَوْجِي أَبُو زَرْعٍ وَمَا أَبُو زَرْعٍ؟ أَنَاسَ مِنْ حُلِيٍّ أُذُنَيَّ وَمَلأَ مِنْ شَحْمٍ عَضُدَيَّ وَبَجَّحَنِي فَبَجَحَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي وَجَدَنِي فِي أَهْلِ غُنَيْمَةٍ بِشَقٍّ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي أَهْلِ صَهِيلٍ وَأَطِيطٍ وَدَائِسٍ وَمُنَقٍّ فَعِنْدَهُ أَقُولُ فَلا أُقَبَّحُ وَأَرْقُدُ فَأَتَصَبَّحُ وَأَشْرَبُ فَأَتَقَمَّحُ أُمُّ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا أُمُّ أَبِي زَرْعٍ عُكُومُهَا رَدَاحٌ وَبَيْتُهَا فَسَاحٌ ابْنُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ مَضْجَعُهُ كَمَسَلِّ شَطْبَةٍ وَتُشْبِعُهُ ذِرَاعُ الْجَفْرَةِ بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا بِنْتُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ طَوْعُ أَبِيهَا وَطَوْعُ أُمِّهَا مِلْءُ كِسَائِهَا وَغَيْظُ جَارَتِهَا جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ فَمَا جَارِيَةُ أَبِي زَرْعٍ لا تَبُثُّ حَدِيثَنَا تَبْثِيثًا وَلا تُنَقِّثُ مِيرَتَنَا تَنْقِيثًا وَلا تَمْلأُ بَيْتَنَا تَعْشِيشًا قَالَتْ خَرَجَ أَبُو زَرْعٍ وَالأَوْطَابُ تُمْخَضُ فَلَقِيَ امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا وَلَدَانِ لَهَا كَالْفَهْدَيْنِ يَلْعَبَانِ مِنْ تَحْتِ خَصْرِهَا بِرُمَّانَتَيْنِ فَطَلَّقَنِي وَنَكَحَهَا فَنَكَحْتُ بَعْدَهُ رَجُلا سَرِيًّا رَكِبَ شَرِيًّا وَأَخَذَ خَطِّيًّا وَأَرَاحَ عَلَيَّ نَعَمًا ثَرِيًّا وَأَعْطَانِي مِنْ كُلِّ رَائِحَةٍ زَوْجًا وَقَالَ كُلِي أُمَّ زَرْعٍ وَمِيرِي أَهْلَكِ فَلَوْ جَمَعْتُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَعْطَانِيهِ مَا بَلَغَ أَصْغَرَ آنِيَةِ أَبِي زَرْعٍ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُنْتُ لَكِ كَأَبِي زَرْعٍ لأُمِّ زَرْعٍ

    "Eleven women sat together and agreed that they would not conceal anything pertaining to their husbands. [Each of them spoke in rhyming Arabic]. ‘The first said: “My husband is the flesh of a scrawny camel [jamal] on top of a mountain [jabal] that is rugged, not smooth, so he climbs it, emaciated, and is carried away [yuntaqal].” ‘The second said: “I do not broadcast my husbands story [khabara-hu], for I am afraid that I may not let him alone [la adhara-hu]. If I mention him, I shall mention his apparent faults ['ujara-hu] and his hidden defects [bujara-hu]” ‘The third said: “My husband is extremely tall and ill- natured ['ashannaq]. If I speak, I will be divorced [utallaq], and if keep silent, I will be left in suspense [u'allaq]” ‘The fourth said: “My husband is like the night of Tihama [the province in which Mecca is situated]: neither heat nor cold, and neither fear nor disgust [sa’ama].” ‘The fifth said: “If my husband comes in, he is relaxed like the lynx [fahida], and if he goes out, he is bold like the lion [asida] and does not ask about what he has undertaken ['ahida]. ‘The sixth said: “If my husband eats, he gorges and mixes all sorts of food [laffa], and if he drinks, he swigs all the contents of the bowl [ishtaffa]. If he lies down to sleep, he wraps himself up [iltaffa], and he does not feel with the palm of his hand to detect [his wife’s] sorrow [al-baththa].” ‘The seventh said: “My husband is incompetent ['ayaya’]— or dispirited [ghayaya’]—, impotent [tabaqa], sick with every sickness [da’]. He would fracture your skull [shajja-ki] or jag you [falla-ki], or do both to you [la-ki]” ‘The eighth said: “My husband is softness, the softness of a rabbit [arnab], and scent, the scent of saffron [zarnab]” ‘The ninth said: “My husband is of lofty status [imad], of tall stature [najad], of splendid hospitality [ramad], the neighbor of the clubhouse [bait an-nad].” ‘The tenth said: “My husband is Malik, and what is Malik? Malik is better than that. [In order to provide food for the guest], he has camels with many stalls [mabarik] and few pastures. If they hear the sound of the lute, they know for certain that they are about to be slaughtered [hawalik]” ‘The eleventh said: “My husband is Abu Zar", and what about Abu Zar'? He has made my ears dangle with jewelry. He has filled my upper arms with fat. He has made me happy, so my soul has become happy with me. He found me among the owners of little sheep and goats, in dire straits, so he put me among the owners of neighing [horses], braying [camels], crop-treading [cows] and fattening [sheep]. I therefore speak in his presence, for I shall not be rebuked. I sleep soundly until the morning arrives, and I shall drink until I satisfy my thirst. “The mother of Abu Zar so what about the mother of Abu Zar? Her bundles [of clothes and suchlike] are heavy, and her house is spacious. “The son of Abu Zar so what about the son of Abu Zar? His couch is like a palm-stick stripped of its leaves [because he is very slender], and the foreleg of the lamb fills his stomach. “The daughter of Abu Zar, so what about the daughter of Abu Zar? She is obedient to her father and obedient to her mother. She fits perfectly into her clothes, and she is the rage of her female neighbor. “The maidservant of Abu Zar so what about the maidservant of Abu Zar? She does not broadcast our speech, nor does she scatter our provisions, nor does she fill our home with treachery and slander.” ‘She said: “Abu Zar" went out while the milkskins were being churned, and so he encountered a woman accompanied by two children of hers. Like a pair of lynxes, they were playing below her waist with a couple of lumps shaped like pomegranates. He therefore divorced me and married her, so I married a nobly generous man. He rode a sturdy horse and held a spear. He endowed me with rich benefits, and gave me a couple of every perfume. He said: ‘Eat, Umm Zar, and feed your relatives!’ Yet even if I collected everything that he gave me, it would not amount to the smallest of the vessels of Abu Zar'!” 'A'isha said ᴿᴬ: “Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said to me: ‘I have been to you as Abu Zar was to Umm Zar'.”