It was narrated that Anas said: "The Prophet (s.a.w) would not enter upon any women other than his wives except Umm Sulaim. He used to enter upon her and he was asked about that. He said: 'I feel compassion for her because her brother was killed when he was with me."'

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، لاَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِ ، إِلاَّ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أَرْحَمُهَا قُتِلَ أَخُوهَا مَعِي.

It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "I was shown Paradise, and I saw the wife of Abu Talhah, then I heard footsteps ahead of me, and there was Bilal."

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : أُرِيتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ خَشْخَشَةً أَمَامِي فَإِذَا بِلاَلٌ.

It was narrated that Anas said: "A son of Abu Talhah from Umm Sulaim died, and she said to her family: 'Do not tell Abu Talhah about his son until I tell him.' He came and she brought him his dinner, and he ate and drank. Then she adorned herself for him more beautifully than she had ever done before that, and he had intercourse with her. When she saw that he was satisfied, she said: '0 Abu Talhah, do you think that if some people lent something to a household and they asked for it back, do they have the right to refuse?' He said: 'No.' She said: 'Seek reward for the loss of your son.' He got angry and said: 'You left me until I indulged myself and then you told me about my son?' "He went to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and told him what had happened. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'May Allah bless you both in the night you spent.' She became pregnant. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was on a journey, and she was with him. Whenever the Messenger of Allah m returned from a journey, he did not enter (the city) at night. They drew close to Al-Madinah and she felt the pangs of childbirth. Abu Talhah stayed with her and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) went on ahead. Abu Talhah said: 'You know, O Lord, that that I love to go out with Your Messenger when he goes out, and come in with him when he comes in, but I have been detained as You see.' Umm Sulaim said: 'O Abu Talhah, I do not feel what I was feeling; let's go.' So they set off, then she felt the labor pains again when they arrived, and she gave birth to a boy. My mother said to me: 'O Anas, no one should breastfeed him until you take him in the morning to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w).' The next morning, I carried him and brought him to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and I came to him when he was holding a branding-iron. When he saw me he said: 'Perhaps Umm Sulaim has given birth?' He said: 'Yes.' He put down the branding-iron, and I brought the baby, and put him in his lap. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) called for some 'Ajwah dates of Al-Madinah and softened them in his mouth, then placed some in the mouth of the child, and the child started to smack his lips. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'See how the Ansar love dates.' And he wiped his face and named him 'Abdullah."

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : مَاتَ ابْنٌ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، مِنْ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ ، فَقَالَتْ لأَهْلِهَا : لاَ تُحَدِّثُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ بِابْنِهِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ: فَجَاءَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ عَشَاءً ، فَأَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ ، فَقَالَ : ثُمَّ تَصَنَّعَتْ لَهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَ تَصَنَّعُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَوَقَعَ بِهَا ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ شَبِعَ وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا ، قَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ قَوْمًا أَعَارُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ ، فَطَلَبُوا عَارِيَتَهُمْ ، أَلَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهُمْ ؟ قَالَ: لاَ ، قَالَتْ : فَاحْتَسِبِ ابْنَكَ ، قَالَ: فَغَضِبَ ، وَقَالَ: تَرَكْتِنِي حَتَّى تَلَطَّخْتُ ، ثُمَّ أَخْبَرْتِنِي بِابْنِي , فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا كَانَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكُمَا فِي غَابِرِ لَيْلَتِكُمَا قَالَ : فَحَمَلَتْ ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ وَهِيَ مَعَهُ ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، إِذَا أَتَى الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ ، لاَ يَطْرُقُهَا طُرُوقًا ، فَدَنَوْا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ , فَاحْتُبِسَ عَلَيْهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ ، وَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ،قَالَ : يَقُولُ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ : إِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ ، يَا رَبِّ إِنَّهُ يُعْجِبُنِي أَنْ أَخْرُجَ مَعَ رَسُولِكَ إِذَا خَرَجَ ، وَأَدْخُلَ مَعَهُ إِذَا دَخَلَ ، وَقَدِ احْتَبَسْتُ بِمَا تَرَى ، قَالَ : تَقُولُ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ : يَا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ مَا أَجِدُ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَجِدُ ، انْطَلِقْ ، فَانْطَلَقْنَا ، قَالَ وَضَرَبَهَا الْمَخَاضُ حِينَ قَدِمَا ، فَوَلَدَتْ غُلاَمًا فَقَالَتْ لِي أُمِّي : يَا أَنَسُ لاَ يُرْضِعُهُ أَحَدٌ حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ احْتَمَلْتُهُ ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ فَصَادَفْتُهُ وَمَعَهُ مِيسَمٌ ، فَلَمَّا رَآنِي قَالَ : لَعَلَّ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ وَلَدَتْ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَوَضَعَ الْمِيسَمَ ، قَالَ : وَجِئْتُ بِهِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حِجْرِهِ ، وَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَجْوَةٍ مِنْ عَجْوَةِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَلاَكَهَا فِي فِيهِ حَتَّى ذَابَتْ ، ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا فِي فِيِّ الصَّبِيِّ ، فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُهَا ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : انْظُرُوا إِلَى حُبِّ الأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ قَالَ: فَمَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to Bilal, at the time of the Ghadah (Fajr) prayer: 'O Bilal, tell me of an action that you did in Islam, for which you most hope to earn reward, for last night I heard the sound of your sandals in front of me in Paradise.' Bilal said: 'I have not done any action in Islam for which I hope to earn reward more than the fact that I do not purify myself fully (i.e., perform Wudu') at some time of the night or day, except that I pray as much as Allah wills I should pray with that purification."'

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ يَعِيشَ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، قَالاَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَيَّانَ التَّيْمِيُّ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِبِلاَلٍ : عِنْدَ صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ يَا بِلاَلُ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ عِنْدَكَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ مَنْفَعَةً ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ خَشْفَ نَعْلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ قَالَ بِلاَلٌ : مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلاً فِي الإِسْلاَمِ أَرْجَى عِنْدِي مَنْفَعَةً ، مِنْ أَنِّي لاَ أَتَطَهَّرُ طُهُورًا تَامًّا ، فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنْ لَيْلٍ وَلاَ نَهَارٍ ، إِلاَّ صَلَّيْتُ بِذَلِكَ الطُّهُورِ ، مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لِي أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "When this Verse was revealed - 'Those who believe and do righteous good deeds, there is no sin on them for what they ate (in the past), if they fear Allah (by keeping away from His forbidden things), and believe and do righteous good deeds, and again fear Allah and believe, and once again fear Allah and do good deeds with Ihsan (perfection). And Allah loves the good-doers. - the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to me: 'It was said to me that you are one of them.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ التَّمِيمِيُّ ، وَسَهْلُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَالْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ ، قَالَ سَهْلٌ وَمِنْجَابٌ : أَخْبَرَنَا , وقَالَ الآخَرُونَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا طَعِمُوا إِذَا مَا اتَّقَوْا وَآمَنُوا} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ ، قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : قِيلَ لِي أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ.

It was narrated that Abu Musa said: "My brother and I came from Yemen, and for a while we thought that Ibn Mas'ud and his mother were among the members of the household of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), because they often entered upon him and stayed with him for a long time."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ رَافِعٍ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا ، يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَدِمْتُ أَنَا وَأَخِي مِنَ الْيَمَنِ ، فَكُنَّا حِينًا ، وَمَا نُرَى ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ، وَأُمَّهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مِنْ كَثْرَةِ دُخُولِهِمْ وَلُزُومِهِمْ لَهُ.

Abul-Ahwas said: "I saw Abu Musa and Abu Mas'ud when Ibn Mas'ud died. One of them said to the other: 'Do you think he has left behind anyone like him?' He said: 'You said it rightly. How often was he admitted when we were not, and how often was he present when we were absent?"'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الأَحْوَصِ ، قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَأَبَا مَسْعُودٍ ، حِينَ مَاتَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: أَتُرَاهُ تَرَكَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ ، إِنْ كَانَ لَيُؤْذَنُ لَهُ إِذَا حُجِبْنَا ، وَيَشْهَدُ إِذَا غِبْنَا.

It was narrated that Abul-Ahwas said: "We were in the house of Abu Musa with a number of the companions of 'Abdullah, and they were looking at a Muhsaf. 'Abdullah stood up and Abu Mas'ud said: 'I do not think that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) has left behind anyone who is more knowledgeable of that which Allah has revealed than this one who is standing up.' Abu Musa said: 'Exactly. He was present when we were absent, and he was admitted when we were not."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قُطْبَةُ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا فِي دَارِ أَبِي مُوسَى مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ فِي مُصْحَفٍ ، فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللهِ ، فَقَالُ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ : مَا أَعْلَمُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَرَكَ بَعْدَهُ أَعْلَمَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْقَائِمِ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى : أَمَا لَئِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ ، لَقَدْ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ إِذَا غِبْنَا ، وَيُؤْذَنُ لَهُ إِذَا حُجِبْنَا.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: ‘... Whosoever deceives his companions as regards the spoils of war, he shall bring forth on the Day of Resurrection that which he took (illegally)... According to whose recitation do you want me to recite? I recited seventy-odd Surah to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) ' and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) know that I am the most knowledgeable of them of the Book of Allah. If I knew that someone was more knowledgeable than myself, I would travel and go to him." Shaqiq said: "I sat in the circles of the Companions of Muhammad (s.a.w) ' and I never heard anyone refute him or criticize him."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : {وَمَنْ يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ} ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ تَأْمُرُونِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ ؟ فَلَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ سُورَةً ، وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنِّي أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ ، وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي لَرَحَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ.قَالَ شَقِيقٌ : فَجَلَسْتُ فِي حَلَقِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا يَرُدُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَلاَ يَعِيبُهُ.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "By the One besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, there is no Surah in the Book of Allah but I know best where it was revealed, and there is no Verse but I know best concerning what it was revealed. If I knew that someone was more knowledgeable of the Book of Allah than myself, and I could reach him by camel, I would ride to where he is."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا قُطْبَةُ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ : وَالَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ مَا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ سُورَةٌ إِلاَّ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ نَزَلَتْ ، وَمَا مِنْ آيَةٍ إِلاَّ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ فِيمَا أُنْزِلَتْ ، وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ مِنِّي ، تَبْلُغُهُ الإِبِلُ ، لَرَكِبْتُ إِلَيْهِ.