Malik related to me from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Ata ibn
Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, was questioned by a man who said,
"Messenger of Allah, shall I ask permission of my mother
to enter?" He said, "Yes " The man said, "I live with her
in the house". The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said "Ask her permission." The man
said, "I am her servant." The Messenger of Allah. may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Ask her
permission. Do you want to see her naked?" He said, "No."
He said, "Then ask her permission."
Malik related to me from a reliable source of his from
Bukayr ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Basr ibn Said from
Abu Said al-Khudri that Abu Musa al-Ashari said, "The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, 'One asks permission three times. If you are
given permission, then enter. If not, go away.' "
Malik related to me from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman
from another of the ulama of that time that Abu Musa al-Ashari
came and asked permission from Umar ibn al-Khattab to
enter. He asked permission three times, and then went away
Umar ibn al-Khattab sent after him and said, "What's wrong
with you? Why didn't you come in?" Abu Musa said, "I heard
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, say, 'Ask permission to enter three times. If you
are given permission, then enter. If not, go away.' ''Umar
said, "Who can confirm this? If you do not bring me
someone to confirm it, I will do such-and-such to you."
Abu Musa went out until he came to an assembly in the
mosque which was called the Majlis-al-Ansar. He said, "I
told Umar ibn al-Khattab that I heard the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Ask
permission three times. If you are given permission, then
enter. If not, go away.' Umar said, 'If you do not bring
me someone who can confirm it, I will do such-and-such to
you'. If any of you have heard that, let him come with
me.' " They said to Abu Said al-Khudri, "Go with him". Abu
Said was the youngest of them. He went with him and told
Umar ibn al-Khattab about that."
Umar ibn al-Khattab said to Abu Musa, "I did not
suspect you, but I feared lest people forge sayings of the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace."
Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his
father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "If a man sneezes, invoke a
blessing on him. Then if he sneezes, invoke a blessing on
him. Then if he sneezes, invoke a blessing on him. Then if
he sneezes, say, 'You have a cold'." Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr
said, "I don't know whether it was after the third or
fourth."
Malik related to me from Nafi that when Abdullah ibn
Umar sneezed and someone said to him, "May Allah have
mercy on you," (Yarhamuka'llah), he said, "May Allah have
mercy on us and you, and forgive us and you." (Yarhamuna'llah
wa yaghfirlana wa lakum).
Malik related to me from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi
Talha that Rafi ibn Ishaq, the mawla of ash-Shifa informed
him that he and Abdullah ibn Abi Talha had gone to visit
Abu Said al-Khudri while he was ill. Abu Said said to
them, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, informed us, 'The angels do not enter a
house which contains pictures or images.' " Ishaq was not
sure which of them Abu Said said.
Malik related to me from Abu'n-Nasr that Ubaydullah ibn
Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud went to visit Abu Talha al-Ansari
when he was ill. He said, "I found Sahl ibn Hunayf with
him. Abu Talha summoned a man and removed a rug which was
under him. Sahl ibn Hunayf said to him, 'Why did you
remove it?' He said, 'Because there were pictures on it,
and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said what you know about them.' Sahl replied,
'Didn't the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, say, "except for markings on a garment?"'
(A rug was considered a garment). He said, 'Yes, but it is
more pleasing to myself.' "
Malik related to me from Nafi from al-Qasim ibn
Muhammad from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, that she bought a cushion
which had pictures on it. When the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw it, he stopped at
the door and did not enter. She recognised disapproval on
his face and said, "Messenger of Allah, I turn in
repentance to Allah and His Messenger. What have I done
wrong?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "What is the meaning of this
cushion?" She said, "I bought it for you to sit and
recline on." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Those who make such pictures
will be punished on the Day of Rising. It will be said to
them, 'Bring to life what you have created'. Then he said,
'The angels do not enter a house in which there are
pictures.' "
Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abdullah ibn
Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Sasaca that Sulayman ibn Yasar said,
"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, entered the house of Maimuna bint al-Harith and
there was a lizard in which there were eggs to eat.
Abdullah ibn Abbas and Khalid ibn al-Walid were with him.
He said, 'From where did you get this?' She replied, 'My
sister, Huzayla bint al-Harith, gave it to me.' He then
told Abdullah ibn Abbas and Khalid to eat. They said,
'Won't you eat, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'There are
those who visit me from Allah.' Maimuna said, 'Messenger
of Allah, shall we give you some milk to drink which we
have?' He said, 'Yes.' When he drank, he said, 'From where
did you get this?' She said, 'My sister, Huzayla gave it
to me.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, 'Do you see your slave-girl whom
you asked me for permission to free? Give her to your
sister and bring her to your maternal relatives to take
care of her. That is better for you.' "
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Umama ibn
Sahl ibn Hunayf from Abdullah ibn Abbas that Khalid ibn
al-Walid ibn al-Mughira entered the house of Maimuna, the
wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, and he was brought a roasted lizard.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, stretched his hand toward it. One of the women who
was in Maimuna's house said, "Tell the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, what he means to
eat." Someone said, "It is a lizard, Messenger of Allah."
He withdrew his hand. Khalid said, "Is it haram, Messenger
of Allah?" He said, "No, but there were none in my
people's land, and I find that I dislike them."
Khalid added, "I chewed and ate it while the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was
looking."
Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar from
Abdullah ibn Umar that a man called the Messenger of Allah
and said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you think about
lizards?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "I do not eat them, and I do not
forbid them."
Malik related to me from Yazid ibn Khusayfa that as-Sa'ib
ibn Yazid informed him that he heard Sufyan ibn Abi Zuhayr
who was from the Azd Shanua tribe and among the companions
of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, speaking with some people who were with him at
the door of the mosque. He said, "I heard the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If
anyone acquires a dog which he does not use as a sheepdog
or for hunting, a qirat will be deducted from the reward
of his good deeds each day.' " He was asked, "Did you hear
this from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace?" He said, "Yes, by the Lord of this
mosque."
Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Whoever acquires a dog other than a
sheepdog or hunting dog, will have two qirats deducted
from the reward of his good actions every day."
Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, ordered dogs to be killed.
Malik related to me 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 head of kufr is
towards the east. Boasting and price is among people who
have horses and camels. The loud-voiced people are the
people of tents (the Bedouins). Tranquillity is with the
people who have sheep."
Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd
ar-Rahman ibn Sasaca from his father that Abu Said al-Khudri
said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "It will soon happen that the best
property of a muslim will be sheep which he takes to the
peaks of the mountains and the valleys, fleeing with his
deen from trials."
Malik related to me from Nafi from Ibn Umar that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "No one should milk someone else's cow
without his permission. Would any of you like someone to
come to his apartment, break into his larder, and take his
food? The udders of cows guard their food for their
owners, so no one should milk someone else's cow without
his permission."
Malik related to me that he had heard that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "There is no Prophet who has not herded
sheep," and someone asked, "You as well, Messenger of
Allah?" He said, "Myself as well."
Section: Mice Falling into Clarified Butter, and giving
Precedence to Food over the Prayer
Malik related to me from Nafi that one time as Ibn Umar
was served his evening meal, he heard the recitation of
the Imam while he was in his house and he did not hurry
from his food until he had finished what he needed.
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn
Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Abdullah ibn Abbas from
Maimuna, 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, was asked about a mouse
falling into clarified butter. He said, "Remove it and
throw away what is around it "
Malik related to me from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar from Sahl
ibn Sad as-Saidi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "If it exists, it is
in a horse, a woman, and a house," meaning ill luck.
Malik related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from
Hamza and Salim the sons of Abdullah ibn Umar from
Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "Ill luck is in a
house, a woman and a horse."
Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said said, "A woman
came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, we moved
into a house when our number was great and our wealth was
abundant. Now our number has dwindled and the wealth has
gone.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, 'Leave it as blameworthy.' "
Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, asked about a milk camel about to be milked, "Who
milks this camel?" A man stood up. The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is
your name?" The man said, "Murra (bitterness)." The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said to him, "Sit down." Then he said, "Who milks
this one?" A man stood up and the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is your
name?" He said, "Harb (war)." The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Sit down."
Then he said, "Who milks this camel?" A man stood up, and
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said to him, "What is your name?" The man said, ''Yaish
(he lives)." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said to him, "Milk!"
Yahya related to me from Yahya ibn Said that Umar ibn
al-Khattab asked a man what his name was. He said, "Jamra
(live coal)." "The son of who?" He said, "Ibn Shihab
(meteor, flame)." "From whom?" He said, "From al-Huraqa
(burning)." "Where do you live?" He said, "At Harrat an-Nar
(lava field of the fire). "At which one of them?" He said,
"At Dhati Ladha (one with flames)." Umar said, "Go and
look at your family - they have been burned."
Yahya added, "It was as Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah
be pleased with him, said."
Malik related to me from Humayd at-Tawil that Anas ibn
Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, was cupped. Abu Tayba cupped him, and
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, ordered him to be given a sa of dates and ordered
his family to lessen what he paid them for his kitaba or
kharaj."
Malik related to me that he heard that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If
there is a remedy that will reach the disease, then
cupping will reach it."
Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ibn Muhayyisa
al-Ansari, one of the Banu Haritha, that he asked
permission from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, to give payment for cupping, and
he forbade him to do it. He continued to ask and seek his
permission until he said, "Feed the ones who drive your
water-carrying camels," meaning "your slaves."
Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar that
Abdullah ibn Umar said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, pointing at the east
and saying, 'The cause of dissension is here. The cause of
dissension is here, from where the helpers of shaytan
arise.' "
Malik related to me that he heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab
wanted to go to Iraq, and Kabal-Ahbar said to him, "Do not
go there, amir al-muminin. There is nine-tenths of sorcery
there and it is the place of the rebellious jinn and the
disease which the doctors are unable to cure."
Section: Killing Snakes and what is Said about them
Malik related to me from Nafi from Abu Lubaba that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, forbade killing snakes which were in the houses.
Malik related to me from Nafi from Sa'iba, the female
mawla of A'isha, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, forbade killing the snakes
which were in the houses except those with two white
stripes on their back and the short ones. They made one go
blind and caused miscarriages in women.
Malik related to me from Safiyy, the mawla of Ibn Aflah
that Abu's-Saib, the mawla of Hisham ibn Zuhra said, "I
went to Abu Said al-Khudri and found him praying. I sat to
wait for him until he finished the prayer. I heard a
movement under a bed in his room, and it was a snake. I
stood up to kill it, and Abu Said gestured to me to sit.
When he was finished he pointed to a room in the house and
said, 'Do you see this room?' I said, 'Yes.' He said,
'There was a young boy in it who had just got married. He
went out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, to al-Khandaq, (the ditch which the
muslims dug in the 5th year of the Hijra to defend Madina
against the Quraysh and their allies).
When he was there, the youth came and asked his
permission, saying, "Messenger of Allah. Give me
permission to return to my family." The Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave him
permission and said, "Take your weapons with you, for I
fear the Banu Quraydha tribe. They may harm you." The
youth went to his family and found his wife standing
between the two doors. He lifted his spear to stab her as
jealousy had been aroused in him. She said, "Don't be
hasty until you go in and see what is in your house." He
entered and found a snake coiled up on his bed. He
transfixed it with his spear and then went out with it and
pitched it into the house. The snake stirred on the end of
the spear and the youth fell dead. No one knew which of
them died first, the snake or the youth. That was
mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, and he said, "There are jinn in
Madina who have become muslim. When you see one of them,
call out to it for three days. If it appears after that,
then kill it, for it is a shaytan." "'
Malik related to me that he heard that when the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, set foot in the stirrup intending to travel, he
would say, "In the name of Allah. O Allah! You are my
companion in the journey and the Khalifa of my family. O
Allah! Spread out the earth for us and make the journey
easy for us. O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the
hardship of the journey and from returning to sorrow and a
distressing sight regarding property and family."
Malik related to me from a reliable source of his from
Yaqub ibn Abdullah al-Ashajj from Bushr ibn Said from Sad
ibn Abi Waqqas from Khawla bint Hakim that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"Whoever dismounts to rest in a place should say, 'I seek
refuge with the complete words of Allah from the evil of
what he created,' (audhu bi kalimati-llahi at-tammati min
sharri ma khalaqa), and nothing will harm him until he
remounts."
Section: Travelling Alone in the case of Men and Women
Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala from
Amr ibn Shuayb from his father from his father that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "One rider is a shaytan. Two riders are two
shaytans, and three are a riding-party."
Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala that
Said ibn al-Musayyab heard the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Shaytan
concerns himself with one and two. When there are three,
he does not concern himself with them."
Malik related to me from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi
from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "It is not halal for
a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
the distance of a day and night without a man who is her
mahram."
Malik related to me from Abu Ubayd, the mawla of
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik from Khalid ibn Madan who
attributed it to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted is kind
and loves kindness. He is pleased with it and helps you
with it as long as it is not misplaced. When you ride dumb
beasts, stop them in their stopping places, and quicken
their pace when the land is barren. Travel by night,
because the land is travelled faster at night than it is
during the day. Beware of pitching tents on the road, for
it is the path of animals and the abode of snakes."
Malik related to me from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr
from Abu Salih from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Travelling
is a portion of the torment. It denies you your sleep,
food, and drink. When you have accomplished your purpose,
you should hurry back to your family."
Malik related to me that he heard that Abu Hurayra said
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "A slave has his food and clothing in the
normal manner, and he is only obliged to do such work as
he is capable of doing."
Malik related to me that he heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab
went to the villages every Saturday. If he found a slave
doing work which he was not capable of doing, he lightened
it for him.
Malik related to me from his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl
ibn Malik, that his father heard Uthman ibn Affan say in a
khutba, "Do not oblige the slave-girl to earn money unless
she has a skill. When you oblige her to do that, she will
earn money by prostitution. Do not oblige the child to
earn money. If he does not find it, he will steal. Have
integrity since Allah has integrity with you, and you must
feed them good food."
Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "When a slave gives good counsel to his
master and worships Allah correctly, he has his reward
twice over. "
Malik related to me that he heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab
saw a female slave belonging to Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab.
She was dressed up in silks. He went to his daughter Hafsa
and said, "Didn't I see your brother's slave-girl dressed
up in silks walking among the people and causing trouble?"
Umar disapproved of that.