Yahya related to me from Malik that Rabia ibn Abi Abd
ar-Rahman heard Anas ibn Malik say, "The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was not
excessively tall or short. He was not very pallid nor
dark. He did not have curly hair or lank hair. Allah
commissioned him at the age of forty. He stayed in Makka
ten years and at Madina for ten years and Allah the
Mighty, the Majestic made him die when he was sixty. There
were not twenty white hairs in his hair or beard, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace."
Section: Description of Isa ibn Maryam, Peace be upon
Him and the Dajjal
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah
ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "I dreamt at night that I was
at the Kaba, and I saw a dark man like the most handsome
of dark men you have ever seen. He had hair reaching to
between his ears and his shoulders like the most excellent
of such hair that you have seen. He had combed his hair,
and water was dripping from it. He was leaning on two men
or on the shoulders of two men doing tawaf around Kaba. I
asked, 'Who is this?' It was said, 'al-Masih ibn Maryam.'
Then we were with a man with wiry hair and blind in his
right eye, as if it was a floating grape. I asked 'Who is
this?' It was said to me, 'This is al-Masih ad-Dajjal.' "
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said
al-Maqburi from his father that Abu Hurayra said, "There
are five things from the fitra: cutting the nails,
trimming the moustache, removing the hair from the armpit,
shaving the pubic region and circumcision."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that
Said ibn al-Musayyub said, "Ibrahim, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, was the first to give hospitality to
the guest and the first person to be circumcised and the
first person to trim the moustache and the first person to
see grey hair. He said, 'O Lord! What is this?' Allah the
Blessed, the Exalted, said, 'It is dignity, Ibrahim.' He
said, 'Lord, increase me in dignity!' "
Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "One takes from
the moustache until the edge of the lip appears, that is
the rim. One does not cut if off completely so that one
mutilates oneself."
Section: Prohibition against Eating with the Left Hand
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr from
Jabir ibn Abdullah as-Salami that the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade a man to
eat with his left hand or walk in one sandal or wrap a
single garment around his drawn-up legs exposing his
genitals.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu
Bakr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar from Abdullah
ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "When you eat, eat with your
right hand and drink with your right hand. Shaytan eats
with his left hand and drinks with his left hand."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from
al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The very poor
are not the people who constantly walk from person to
person and are given one or two morsels, and one or two
dates." They said, "Who are the very poor, Messenger of
Allah?" He said, "People who do not find enough for
themselves and other people are not aware of them to give
sadaqa to them, and they do not start begging from other
people."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from
Ibn Bujayd (formerly al-Ansari) from his grandmother that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Give to the very poor, if only a roasted
hoof."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from
al-Araj that Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The muslim
eats in one intestine, and the kafir eats in seven!' "
Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi
Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave
hospitality to a kafir guest. The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered a sheep to be
brought for him and it was milked. He drank its milk. Then
another came, and he drank it. Then another came and he
drank it until he had drunk the milk of seven sheep. In
the morning he became muslim, and the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered a sheep
for him. It was milked and he drank its milk. Then he
ordered another for him and he could not finish it. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "The mumin drinks in one intestine, and the
kafir drinks in seven intestines."
Section: Prohibition against Drinking from Silver
Vessels and Blowing into Drinks
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Zayd ibn
Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab from Abdullah ibn Abd
ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakras-Siddiq from Umm Salama, the wife
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "A person who drinks from a silver vessel
brings the fire of Jahannam into his belly."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Habib,
the mawla of Sad ibn Abi Waqqas that Abu'l-Muthanna al-Juhani
said, "I was with Marwan ibn al-Hakam and Abu Said al-Khudri
came to him. Marwan ibn al-Hakam said to him, 'Have you
heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, forbade blowing into drinks?' Abu Said
said to him, 'Yes.' A man said to him, 'Messenger of
Allah, I am not quenched from one breath.' The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to
him, 'Remove the cup from your mouth and then breathe.' He
said, 'Sometimes I see something floating in it?' He said,
'Then pour it out.'"
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that
A'isha, umm al-muminin and Sad ibn Abi Waqqas did not see
any harm in a man drinking while standing.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from
Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, was brought some milk which
was mixed with well-water. There was a Bedouin at his
right side and Abu Bakr as-Siddiq on his left. He drank
and then gave it to the Bedouin and said, "The right-hand
to the right-hand."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar
from Sahl ibn Sad al-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was brought a
drink and he drank some of it. There was a boy at his
right and some old men on his left. He said to the boy,
"Will you give me permission to give it to these people?"
The boy said, "No, Messenger of Allah, I will not prefer
anyone to get my portion from you." He said, "So the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, placed it in his hand."
Yahya related to me from Malik that Ishaq ibn Abdullah
ibn Abi Talha heard Anas ibn Malik say that Abu Talha had
said to Umm Sulaym, "I have just been listening to the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, and his voice was very weak. I recognised hunger in
it, so, do you have anything?" She replied, "Yes," and
brought out some barley loaves. She took her long head
scarf and wrapped up the bread with part of it and put it
into my (Anas's) hand and gave me part of it to wear. Then
she sent me to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace."
Anas continued, "I took it, and I found the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sitting
in the mosque with some people. I watched them. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, 'Did Abu Talha send you?' I replied, 'Yes.'
He said, 'For food?' I said, 'Yes.' The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to
those with him, 'Let us go.' He set off and I went among
them until I came to Abu Talha and told him. Abu Talha
said, 'Umm Sulaym! The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, has brought people and we have no
food. What shall we give them to eat?' She said, 'Allah
and His Messenger know best.' "
Anas continued, "Abu Talha went out and met the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, approached with Abu Talha until they
entered. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, 'Come now, Umm Sulaym, what have
you got?' She brought out bread. The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered it to be
broken into pieces, and Umm Sulaym squeezed out onto it a
container of clarified butter which she had seasoned. Then
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said whatever Allah wished him to say, and said,
'Will you give permission for ten of them to come in?' He
gave them permission, and they ate until they were full
and then left. He said, 'Give permission to ten more.' He
gave them permission, and they ate until they were full
and left. Then he said, 'Give permission to ten more.' He
gave them permission and they ate until they were full and
left. Then he said, 'Give permission to ten more.' He gave
permission and they ate until they were full and left.
There were seventy or eighty men."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from
al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The food of
two is enough for three, and the food of three is enough
for four."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki
from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Lock the door,
tie the waterskin, turn the vessel over or cover it, and
put out the lamp. Shaytan does not open a locked door or
untie a tied knot, or uncover a vessel. A mouse may set
fire to people's houses about them."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said
al-Maqburi from Abu Shurayh al-Kabi that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak
good or be silent. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last
Day should be generous to his neighbour. Whoever believes
in Allah and the Last Day, should be generous to his
guest. His welcome is for a day and a night, and his
hospitality is for three days. Whatever is more than that
is sadaqa. It is not halal for a guest to stay with a man
until he becomes a burden."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla
of Abu Bakr from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "A man was walking on a road when he became
very thirsty. He found a well and went into it and drank
and came out. There was a dog panting and eating earth out
of thirst. The man said, 'This dog has become as thirsty
as I was.' He went down into the well and filled his shoe
and then held it in his mouth until he climbed out and
gave the dog water to drink. Allah thanked him for it and
forgave him." They said, "Messenger of Allah, do we have a
reward for taking care of beasts?" He said, "There is a
reward for every one with a moist liver."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Wahb ibn Kaysan
that Jabir ibn Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent a delegation to
the coast. Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah was in command of
them. There were 300 people and I was among them. We went
out until we had gone part of the way and our provisions
were finished. Abu Ubayda ordered that the provisions of
the army be gathered up and they amounted to two
containers of dates. He used to give us a little provision
from it each day until it was finished, and we used to
have only a single date each. I said, 'What use is one
date?' He said, 'We will certainly feel its loss when they
are finished.' "
Jabir continued, "Then we reached the sea and there was
a fish like a small mountain. The army ate from it for
eighteen nights. Then Abu Ubayda ordered two ribs from it
to be set up. Then he commanded that a camel be ridden
underneath them and it did not touch them."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from
Amr ibn Sad ibn Muadh from his grandmother that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "O trusting women, none of you must consider
even a roasted sheep's trotter too small to give to her
neighbour."
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abi
Bakr said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, 'May Allah curse the jews! They
were forbidden to eat fat, so they sold it and ate its
price.' "
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that
Isa ibn Maryam used to say, "O Banu Israil! You must drink
pure water and the green things of the land and barley
bread . Beware of wheat bread, for you will not be
grateful enough for it."
Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, entered the mosque and found Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and
Umar ibn al-Khattab there. He questioned them and they
said, "Hunger has driven us out." The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "And hunger
has brought me out." They went to Abu'l-Haytham ibn at-Tayyihan
al-Ansari. He ordered that some barley that was in the
house be prepared and he got up to slaughter a sheep for
them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Leave the one with milk." He
slaughtered a sheep for them and brought them sweet water
and it was hung on a palm-tree. Then they were brought the
food and ate it and drank the water. The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recited,
"Then, on that day, you will be asked concerning
pleasure." (Sura 102 ayat 8).
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that
Umar ibn al-Khattab was eating bread with ghee. He
summoned one of the desert people and he began to eat and
follow the grease in the dish with a morsel of bread. Umar
said, "It is as if you were poor." He said, "By Allah. I
have not eaten ghee nor have I seen food with it since
such-and-such a time." Umar declared, "I shall not eat
clarified butter until people are given life again like
they were first given life," (i.e. on the Day of Rising.)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah
ibn Abi Talha that Anas ibn Malik said, "I saw Umar ibn
al-Khattab when he was amir al-muminin being given a sa of
dates, and he ate all of them, even the inferior ones."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar
that Abdullah ibn Umar said, ''Umar ibn al-Khattab was
asked about locusts. He said, 'I would like to have a
basket of them, from which we could eat.' "
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr
ibn Halhala that Humayd ibn Malik ibn Khu'haym said, "I
was sitting with Abu Hurayra on his land at al-Aqiq. Some
people rode out from Madina to call upon Abu Hurayra. He
told me to go to his mother, sending his greetings and
asking her to prepare some food." Humayd continued, "She
set down three loaves on a plate and some oil and salt.
Then she put it on my head and I carried it to them. When
I set it before them, Abu Hurayra said, 'Allah is greater'
and added, 'Praise be to Allah who has filled us with
bread after our food had previously been only water and
dates,' as the people did not touch any of the food.
When they left, he said, 'O son of my brother, be good
to your sheep and wipe the mucus from them and clean their
pen. Pray in their quarter for they are among the animals
of the Garden. By He in Whose Hand my self is, a time is
about to come upon people when a small group of sheep will
be more beloved to their owner than the house of Marwan .
' "
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Nuaym that Wahb
ibn Kaysan said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, was brought food while his
stepson Umar ibn Salama was with him. The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to
him, 'Say "Bismillah," and eat what is in front of you.' "
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said
that he had heard al-Qasim ibn Muhammad say that a man
came to Abdullah ibn Abbas and said to him, "I have an
orphan and he has camels. Can I drink from the camels'
milk?" Ibn Abbas said, "If you search for the lost camels
of his and treat the camels' mange and fill in the cracks
in their water basin and give it water on the day it
drinks, then drink it without doing harm to the suckling
camels by milking them excessively."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa
that his father never brought food or drink, nor even a
remedy which he ate or drank but that he said, "Praise be
to Allah who has guided us and fed us and given us to
drink and blessed us. Allah is greater. O Allah! We have
found Your blessing with every evil, give us every good in
the morning and evening. We ask You for its completion and
its gratitude. There is no good except Your good. There is
no god other than You, the God of the salihun and the Lord
of the Worlds. Praise be to Allah. There is no god but
Allah. What Allah wills. There is no power except in
Allah. O Allah! Bless us in what You have provided us with
and protect us from the punishment of the Fire!"
Al-hamdu lillahi-lladhi hadana wa at amana wa saqana wa
naamana. Allahu akbar. Allahumma'l fatna nimatik bi-kulli
sharr. Fa asbahna minha wa amsayna bi-kulli khayr.
Nasaluka tamamaha wa shukraha. La khayr illa khayruk. Wa
la ilaha ghayruk. Ilaha'-saliheen wa rabba'l-alameen. Al-hamdu
lillah. Wa la ilaha illa'llah. Ma sha'Allah. Wa la quwwata
illa billah. Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana. Waqina
adhaba'n-nar.
Yahya said that Malik was asked, "Can a woman eat with
other than her relative or slave?" Malik said, "There is
no harm in that if it is in a manner which is accepted for
a woman to eat with men."
Malik said, "A woman sometimes eats with her husband
and with others he dines with or with her brother in the
same way. It is disapproved of for a woman to be alone
with a man when there is no relationship between them by
blood, marriage or suckling that would prevent him
marrying her."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that
Umar ibn al-Khattab said, "Beware of meat. It has
addictiveness like the addictiveness of wine."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that
Umar ibn al-Khattab saw Jabir ibn Abdullah carrying some
meat. He said, "What is this?" He said, "Amir al-muminin.
We desired meat and I bought some meat for a dirham." Umar
said, "Does one of you want to fill his belly apart from
his neighbour or nephew? How can you overlook this ayat?
'You squandered your good things in the life of this world
and sought comfort in them.' " (Sura 46 ayat 20).
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar
from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to wear a gold
ring. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, stood up and threw it away and said, "I
will never wear it." He said, "So the people threw away
their rings."
Yahya related to me from Malik that Sadaqa ibn Yasar
said, "I asked Said ibn al-Musayyab about wearing a ring.
He said, 'Wear it, and tell people that I gave you that
decision.' "
Section: Pulling off Necklaces and Bells from the Necks
of Camels
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi
Bakr from Abbad ibn Tamim that Abu Bashir al-Ansari told
him that he was with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, on one of his journeys. He
related, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, sent a messenger." (Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr
said, (I think that he said it was while the people were
in their resting place.) He said, "Do not let a
single-string necklace, or any necklace, remain unbroken
on the neck of a camel."
Yahya said, "I heard Malik say, 'I think that was
because of the evil eye.' ''