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After the Words of Allah [The Holy Quran],
there is nothing more highly regarded in Islam than the 'Hadeeth'
of Muhammad, peace be upon him. Hadeeth are considered the twin
companion to the Quran and the only acceptable way to interpret the Word
of Allah to mankind. Together the Holy Quran and the Hadeeth of
Muhammad, peace be upon him, make up the basis for the Shari'ah of
Islam [Islamic Law].
Linguistically, the Arabic word 'hadeeth' (also spelled 'hadith' in English) means 'a saying' or 'a story'. The plural is not 'hadeeths' but rather, 'ahadith'. This can mean any stories about any subject. It is recorded that the prophet, peace be upon him, even used the word himself when referring to the Book of Allah, the Holy Quran, by saying: "Fa innal asdaqal hadeethi Kitab-ullah." (So certainly the most truthful sayings are the Book of Allah). When the words 'hadeeth' or 'ahadith' are used in regard to the religion of Islam, then they take on a more precise meaning, and is then understood to mean: "Those sayings, narrations, traditions, actions and stories which contain some reference to the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him." Some of the apologists, detractors and enemies of Islam would have you think that the 'ahadith' came much after the death of the prophet, peace be upon him, and that they are nowhere close to the Quran position of authority in Islam and Shari'ah [Islamic Law]. Nothing could be further from the truth. As a matter of fact, the authority for the 'ahadith' originates in the Holy Quran itself. His sayings and actions were carefully noted and memorized. Many thousands of 'ahadith' were collected dealing with topics such as religious faith, purification, fasting, pilgrimage, trading transactions, inheritance, punishment, warfare, animal sacrifice, food, clothing, manners, Paradise and Hell. Before any of the they authenticated them the muhadithun (students of 'ahadith') minutely examined each text (matn) and each isnad (chain of transmitters). For example the isnad, Yahyah-Hammad-Hisham~'Urwah~A'isha shows that A'isha was the witness and passed it on to 'Urwah, who passed it on to Hisham, etc. The three main divisions of 'ahadith'are sahih (sound), hasan (good) and daif (weak). We have only quoted "strongly authenticated hadith." We have also omitted the isnads.)
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A Sampling of Saheeh Hadeeth from the Collection of Imam Muslim follow:
Muslim Chapter 17 The Prophet said: "None of you is a believer till I (Muhammad) am dearer to him than the members of his household (his child, his father) his wealth and the whole of mankind."
Muslim 32 The Prophet said: "When the slave runs away from his master, his prayer is not accepted"; he is an infidel.
Muslim 71 The Prophet said: ". . . The Jew or Christian who hears about me but does not affirm his belief... shall be one of the denizens of Hell-fire."
Muslim 97 The Prophet said: "When anyone awakes from sleep, he must clean his nose three times, for the devil spends the night in the interior of his nose."
Also: "When anyone wipes his anus with pebbles he should do this an odd number of times."
Muslim 98 The Prophet said, after some people had hurried in to prayers: "Woe to dry heels because of Hell-fire. Make your ablution thorough."
Muslim 100 The Prophet said: "He who performs ablutions well, his sins come out of his body, even from under his nails."
Muslim 103 The Prophet said: "Five are the acts of Fitra: (male) circumcision, shaving the pubes, cutting the nails, shaving the hair under the armpits and clipping the moustache.
Muslim 104 The Prophet said: "When answering the call of nature neither turn your face or back to Mecca." "After excretion the right hand is not to be used, nor is a bone to be used nor camel dung. "Nor should you hold your penis with your right hand while urinating. Nor should you breathe into the vessel from which you drink."
Muslim 107 The common practice with the Holy Prophet was that he urinated in a sitting position. He then performed ablution and wiped his socks.
Muslim 110 The Prophet said: "When anyone wakes up from sleep, he should wash his hands three times before putting them in the utensil, for he does not know where his hand was during the night."
Muslim 112 The Prophet said: "You should not urinate in stagnant water, then wash in it.
Muslim 116 A'isha said: "I used to scrape the drop of semen off the Prophet's garment and he then went out to prayer in that garment."
Muslim 119 A'isha said: "When any of the Prophet's wives menstruated, the Messenger of Allah (would not have sexual intercourse with them but) would get them to wrap up their lower half and embrace them."
Muslim 124 The Prophet said: "If a woman experiences orgasm in a dream she should take a bath."
Muslim 156 The Prophet said: "When Satan hears the call to prayer, he runs 36 miles."
Muslim 207 A'isha said: "The Apostle of Allah saw spittle, or snot or sputum sticking to the wall towards Mecca and scratched it off." The Prophet said: "When anyone of you is engaged in prayer, he is holding intimate conversation with Allah, so none of you must spit in front of him or towards his right side, but towards his left side under his left foot."
Muslim 211 The Prophet said: "He who eats of garlic should not enter our mosque, as the angels are harmed by the same things as man." Also:
"I saw in a dream that a cock pecked me twice, so I know my end is near."
Muslim 234 The Prophet said: "Then go to the persons who do not join the congregational prayer and order their homes to be burnt..."
Muslim 319 Drought gripped Arabia. The Prophet raised his arms and said three times: "O Allah send down rain upon us." It rained for a week and the animals were drowning. The Prophet had to supplicate Allah to stop the rain. The sun came out immediately.
Muslim 322 The day of the eclipse the Prophet saw Hell: "One inhabitant was a man with his intestines trailing in the fire." He robbed pilgrims. "Most of the inhabitants of Hell were women. They were there for their ingratitude to their husbands.
Muslim 330 The Prophet said: "The dead body is punished for the lamentations of his family."
Muslim 344 "Those who amass wealth, stones heated in the Fire of Hell will burn holes through their chests to their backs time and again."
Abu Dharr reported that he heard such from the Prophet.
Muslim 416 A'isha said: "The Messenger of Allah used to kiss his wives while fasting but he had great control over his desire."
Muslim 430 The Prophet said: "If anyone dies owing some fasts, his heir must fast on his behalf."
Muslim 497 The Prophet said: "Casting of pebbles at the Jamras (Stoning the Devil) is to be done by odd numbers (seven) and the number of circuits around the Ka'bah is also seven."
Muslim 499 On the Day of Nahr one should throw pebbles, then slaughter the animal, then get one's head shaved starting from the right hand side.
Muslim 506 The camel is to be fettered and sacrificed in a standing position.
Muslim 514 One may perform Haj (the Pilgrimage) on behalf of the maimed, the old and the deceased.
Muslim 540 The Prophet said that he saw a woman coming and going in the shape of a devil and she fascinated him. So he came to his wife, Zaynab as she was tanning leather and had sexual intercourse with her. That drove out what he felt in his heart.
Muslim 550 It is permissible to cast a glance at the face and the palms of a woman whom one intends to marry.
Muslim 557 The Jews used to say: "When a man has intercourse with his wife through her vagina but from behind, the child will have a squint." So Allah revealed the verse: "Your wives are your tilth; go then unto your tilth as you may desire." (2:223) "If he likes he may have intercourse being on the back or in front of her, but it should be through one opening, the vagina."
Muslim 558 The Prophet said: "When a man calls his wife to his bed and she does not come, the husband spends the night being angry with her, and the angels curse her until morning. The One Who is in Heaven is displeased with her until the husband is pleased with her."
Muslim 576 The Prophet said: "Woman has been created from a rib, and will in no way be straightened for you. Had it not been for the children of Israel, food would not have gone stale or bad; and had it not been for Eve, a woman would never have been unfaithful to her husband."
Muslim 577 It is forbidden to divorce a wife during her menstrual period. When she is pure he may divorce her, if he would so wish.
Muslim 617 The Prophet forbade the hiring of a camel to cover a she camel.
Muslim 619 Selling a cat, selling a dog (unless it is a working dog) and the earnings of prostitutes (unless they are non-Muslims), fortunetellers and sorcerers are all forbidden.
Muslim 619 The Messenger was fond of cats but he disliked dogs. At first he sent men to the corners of Medina that all dogs should be killed. Later he relented and allowed the possession of working dogs and guard dogs. However, he said: "It is your duty to kill the jet-black dog having two spots on the eyes, for it is a devil."
Muslim 622 The sale of wine, carcass, swine and idols is forbidden. Lard is not to be used for coating boats, varnishing hides or for lighting purposes.
Muslim 623 The Prophet said: "It is not permissible to take the life of a Muslim except in one of the three cases: the married adulterer, a life for a life, and the deserter of Islam."
Muslim 678 The Prophet said: "Let there be the curse of Allah upon the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and steals a rope and his hand is cut off..... (5:38 also)
Muslim 680 The Prophet said: "When an unmarried couple fornicate they should receive one hundred lashes and banishment for one year. In the cases of a married male committing adultery with a married female, they shall receive one hundred lashes and be stoned to death. If one of the pair is unmarried, one hundred lashes and exile for a year.
Muslim 682 The Prophet said: "Do not stone the adulteress who is pregnant until she has had her child." After the birth she was put into a ditch up to her chest and the Prophet commanded them to stone her. Khalid came forward with a stone which he threw at her head, and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and he cursed her. The gentle Prophet prayed over her and she was buried.
