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Deriving Lessons from Hadith (Hadith No. 822)


Salam,
Bismillah.
These are repeats: Ahadith 818, 819, 820 and 821.

Prophet (SAW) was a perfect man. His words and actions were full of wisdom. Surely we have a lot  to learn from him. Everyone can derive lessons from a simple Hadith according to his/her level of understanding. A child will learn something from a Hadith, an adult will learn two or three things from that same Hadith. Whereas doctors, engineers, psychologists, nutritionists, lawyers, fuqahaa', businessmen will all have a different approach to that one Hadith.


This is why while going through Bukhari, it's weird that some Ahadith (apparently) have no connection with the chapter they're written under. And that one Hadith is repeated around 20 times (more or less) in different chapters But it makes one realize how deep Imam Bukhari's understanding was, that he could derive so many lessons from one Hadith. MashaAllah. May Allah have mercy on him, and grant him Jannat-ul-Firdaws. And may He grant me a chance to meet him in Jannah as well. <3
So I'll study today's Hadith, and try to derive as many lessons as possible. You give it a shot as well!

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 822:
Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abis:
A person asked Ibn Abbas, "Have you ever presented yourself at the ('Id) prayer with Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Yes." And had it not been for my kinship (position) with the Prophet it would not have been possible for me to do so (for he was too young). The Prophet went to the mark near the house of Kathir bin As-Salt and delivered a sermon. He then went towards the women. He advised and reminded them and asked them to give alms. So the woman would bring her hand near her neck and take off her necklace and put it in the garment of Bilal. Then the Prophet and Bilal came to the house."
  • One learns a lot by asking questions. Develop the habit! BUT, avoid pointless questions.
  • Good company will lead to good influence, and eventually good deeds inshaAllah.
  • Take your family along while going for `Id prayer. Men, women, boys, girls are all encouraged to gather for `Id prayer.
  • Teaching women is important. Teaching them 'especially' is important as well (hint: sisters-only halaqahs). They're the mothers of the Ummah. They're awesome like that. :)
  • It is permissible to ask for donations - for a good cause.
I can't think of anything else right now. Can you?
Wassalam.

The Friday Ghusl (Hadith No. 817)


Salam,
Bismillah.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 817:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the age of puberty."

Fuqahaa' (experts in Islamic jurisprudence) say it's mustahabb (recommended) to do ghusl on Fridays.
As for the question about women's doing ghusl on Fridays, read this.


Do read about some other virtues of Friday. :)
Wassalam.

How'd You Know? (Hadith No. 816)


Salam,
Bismillah.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 816:
Narrated Sulaiman Ash-Shaibam:
I heard Ash-Sha'bi saying, "A person who was accompanying the Prophet passed by a grave that was separated from the other graves told me that the Prophet once led the people in the (funeral) prayer and the people had aligned behind him. I said, "O Aba 'Amr! Who told you about it?" He said, "Ibn Abbas."

Taking the last part of this Hadith.. I'd like to bring your attention to a certain matter: reporting. There's some manners to it.

A Muslim is (ideally) an honest and trustworthy person. Whatever comes out of his mouth should be nothing but the truth. And this automatically entails that whatever incident he reports and any person that he quotes, is 100% truth. It's his responsibility to make sure that he doesn't forward a report (via speech, email or text messaging etc.) without verifying it. Yes, it's a tough job. But it's worthwhile because:
Ibn 'Umar reported said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The worst of lies is when a man says his eyes have seen something which they have not seen." [al-Bukhari]

And there's this Hadith I cannot seem to find English translation of. Help in this regard much appreciated.
انسان کے جھوٹا ہونے کے لئے اتنا ہی کافی ہے کہ جو بات سنے لوگوں سے پیان کرنا شروع کر دے۔
So when someone tells you about something, ask them: how'd you know?
P.S. sharing statuses, retweeting tweets comes in this category as well. Make SURE to do your research before you press that button!
Wassalam.

Garlic, Onion and the Mosque (Ahadith 812 - 815)


Salam,
Bismillah.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 812:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
During the holy battle of Khaibar the Prophet said, "Whoever ate from this plant (i.e. garlic) should not enter our mosque."

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 813:
Narrated 'Ata':
I heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah saying, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever eats (from) this plant (he meant garlic) should keep away from our mosque." I said, "What does he mean by that?" He replied, "I think he means only raw garlic."


Volume 1, Book 12, Number 814:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Whoever eats garlic or onion should keep away from our mosque or should remain in his house." (Jabir bin 'Abdullah, in another narration said, "Once a big pot containing cooked vegetables was brought. On finding unpleasant smell coming from it, the Prophet asked, 'What is in it?' He was told all the names of the vegetables that were in it. The Prophet ordered that it should be brought near to some of his companions who were with him. When the Prophet saw it he disliked to eat it and said, 'Eat. (I don't eat) for I converse with those whom you don't converse with (i.e. the angels)."


Seriously, that bad? :/
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 815:
Narrated 'Abdul 'Aziz:
A man asked Anas, "What did you hear from the Prophet about garlic?" He said, "The Prophet said, 'Whoever has eaten this plant should neither come near us nor pray with us."

Us Pakistanis enjoy onion and garlic in our food a lot. Well, most of us. Alhamdulillah. Nothing wrong with that. But one must be careful about one thing: don't pray at home/in the masjid when your mouth reeks of onion or garlic (or any other foul smell, for the matter).
Think about it, Salah is like whispering to your Loved One. Would you like to have bad breath at that time? :/


Solution: brush your teeth after eating such food. Clean your tongue well. Use mouth wash. Miswaak is the best. (y)
Wassalam. 

That Thing About Turning From One's Right Side.. (Hadith No. 811)


Salam,
Bismillah.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 811:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
You should not give away a part of your prayer to Satan by thinking that it is necessary to depart (after finishing the prayer) from one's right side only; I have seen the Prophet often leave from the left side.

Bid`ah busted. (y)
Now you know it's not Sunnah to turn from one's right side only. Keep it cool. ;)


Wassalam. 

Leaving After Prayer.. Immediately (Hadith No. 810)


Salam,
Bismillah.
Hadith no. 809 is a repeat. Read it here.

Volume 1, Book 12, Number 810:
Narrated 'Uqba:
I offered the 'Asr prayer behind the Prophet at Medina. When he had finished the prayer with Taslim, he got up hurriedly and went out by crossing the rows of the people to one of the dwellings of his wives. The people got scared at his speed . The Prophet came back and found the people surprised at his haste and said to them, "I remembered a piece of gold lying in my house and I did not like it to divert my attention from Allah's worship, so I have ordered it to be distributed (in charity)."


So like it's good to remain sitting on your prayer place for a while after finishing your prayer. It gives you time to do the after-Salah adhkaar and make du`a. But, if it's an emergency, you may leave your place immediately. For something as important as Prophet (SAW) had to do in this particular Hadith.

And SubhanAllah, the kind of stuff that worried the Messenger of Allah (SAW). Like whoa!

Wassalam.

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