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The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that he was going to Mecca and ordered them to prepare for the journey. He said: 'O God, keep the spies and news from the Quraysh so that we can surprise them in their lands.' Hatib ibn Balta'ah wrote a le...

The Apostle of God told the Muslim community that ...

When Imam Ali conquered the Jewish fortress of Khaybar, among the captives he took was Safiyyah the daughter of Huyyay ibn Akhtab. He summoned Bilal and put her in his custody and said to him: 'O Bilal, only give her over to the Apostle of God until ...

When Imam Ali conquered the Jewish fortress of Kha...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Basir ibn Oseid ibn Harithah al-Thaqafi, who was a new convert, escaped from the Polytheists of the Quraysh. They sent two men in pursuit of him who came to the Apostle of God and reminded him of the tr...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Ba...

The Messenger of God sent some horsemen to Najd led by Muhammad ibn Musallamah. They captured a man of the Banu Hanifah named Thamamah ibn Othal who had previously killed some Muslims. They brought him to Medina and tied him to a pillar in the mosque...

The Messenger of God sent some horsemen to Najd le...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of the treaty of Hodaybiyah was that if anyone left Quraysh and migrated from Mecca to Medina to join the Prophet Muhammad and his Muslim followers without the permission of his guardian, then he would h...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of ...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were brought forth, the Messenger of God divided them amongst his companions and said: 'Treat the prisoners well.' Abu Aziz ibn Omeir ibn Hashim the brother of Mas'ab ibn Omeir was amongst the prisoners. H...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were ...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-Rabi'ah, the husband of his (step) daughter Zainab after she had sent ransom for him. The ransom that she sent included a necklace which had been given to her by her mother Khadijah on the night of he...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-...

The Messenger of God used to travel in the rear guard so that he could help the weaker of his companions and carry those whose mounts had faltered and were no longer able to bear a burden. On the way back from the Patched banner excursion he met with...

The Messenger of God used to travel in the rear gu...

During one excursion, the Messenger of God rested under a tree by the side of a river. Then the river flooded and came between him and his companions. He was seen by one of the Polytheists who said to his companions: 'I will kill Muhammad.' So he app...

During one excursion, the Messenger of God rested ...

Mukraz ibn Hafs arrived to pay the ransom of Suheil ibn Amr who had been taken prisoner by Malik ibn al-Dakhsham. He was ransomed for four thousand Dirhams. Ibn Ishaq 137 mentions one of the companions as saying: 'O Messenger of God, let me tear out ...

Mukraz ibn Hafs arrived to pay the ransom of Suhei...

The Prophet said: 'The tyrants and arrogant people will be gathered in the Day of Resurrection in the form of small ants to be stepped on by the people because of their baseness in the eyes of Almighty God.' 254 He also said: 'He who considers himsel...

The Prophet said: 'The tyrants and arrogant people...

The Apostle of God was persevering and steadfast to the utmost degree. For example, when AbY ?"lib informed him of what the Quraysh had been plotting for him and for the Clan of H"shim in general he said: 'O uncle, if they were to put the sun in my r...

The Apostle of God was persevering and steadfast t...

The Prophet used to consult his companions in battle and meeting the enemy and the choice of positions. One of the companions related: 'I have not seen anyone who consults his companions more than the Messenger of God.' He used to stay in the rear gu...

The Prophet used to consult his companions in batt...

It is related that Abdullah ibn Abbas said: 'A group of infidels, who had formed a pact by swearing to oppose the Prophet, met at sunset at the Ka'bah 129 and said to each other: 'Send word to Muhammad and speak to him and argue with him until you le...

It is related that Abdullah ibn Abbas said: 'A gro...

Chroniclers have mentioned that when the Apostle of God liberated Mecca he put a young man named !It"b in place to govern the city and provided for him a modest stipend of four dirhams (approximately two measures of silver) daily. The Apostle of God ...

Chroniclers have mentioned that when the Apostle o...

Imam Ali said in describing the Prophet: 'He was the most open handed of people, and the most lenient of them, and the most noble. Whoever met him and knew him loved him ...' 111 Imam Ali relates: 'He was the most concerned of the people for the peop...

Imam Ali said in describing the Prophet: 'He was t...

The Apostle of God, would always joke with people and seek to delight them. 106 It is related that Im"m al-K")im, peace be upon him, said: 'Often a Bedouin Arab would come and give him a gift and then he would say: 'Give me the price of my gift!' And...

The Apostle of God, would always joke with people ...

When he was seriously ill with his fatal illness, the Apostle of God came to the mosque and said: 'My Lord, mighty and majestic is He, has passed judgement and has sworn that he will not overlook the wrong of any wrongdoer. So I adjure you by God, an...

When he was seriously ill with his fatal illness, ...

Imam Ali, Commander of the Faithful said: 'Whenever the fighting became intense we would shield ourselves with the Apostle of God, may Allah bless him and his family, and no- one would be closer to the enemy than him.' 72 Imam Ali also said: 'For the...

Imam Ali, Commander of the Faithful said: 'Wheneve...

It is related that Imam Ali said: 'Whenever the Apostle of God saw something he liked he said: 'Praise be to God by whose blessings good things come to pass.' 97 Imam Sadiq said: 'Whenever the Apostle of God found something that pleased him he would ...

It is related that Imam Ali said: 'Whenever the Ap...

The Apostle of God was also greatly disposed to fasting and seclusion, to supplication and asking forgiveness from God, to praising God and making pilgrimage and giving alms. He used to say: 'One who fasts is in a state of worship even if he is upon ...

The Apostle of God was also greatly disposed to fa...