Musnad of 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Awf az Zuhri

"I was present at the Treaty of al-Mutayyabeen with my paternal uncles when I was a boy, and I would not like to have red camels in return for breaking (that deal).” Az-Zuhri said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Islam did not come after any alliance but it made it stronger; but there are no alliances in Islam.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) created a bond between Quraish and the Ansar.

O boy, did you hear from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) or from one of his Companions anything about what a man should do if he is not sure about his prayer? Whilst he was saying that, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf came and said: What are you talking about? "Umar said: I asked this boy whether he heard anything from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) or from one of his Companions about what a man should do if he is not sure about his prayer. ‘Abdur-Rahman said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “If one of you is not sure about his prayer and does not know whether he prayed one or two [rak"ahs], let him assume it is one: and if he does not know whether he prayed two or three, let him assume that it is two; and if he does not know whether he prayed three or four, let him assume that it is three; then let him prostrate twice when he finishes his prayer, whilst he is still sitting, before he says the salam."

I was a scribe for Jaz" bin Mu"awiyah, the paternal uncle of al-Ahnaf bin Qais. A letter came to us from ‘Umar one year before he died, telling us to execute every male practitioner of witchcraft-and perhaps Sufyan said: and every female practitioner of witchcraft - and separate all mahram couples among the Magians, and forbid them to murmur. We executed three practitioners of witchcraft, and we separated every Magian man from his wife who was forbidden to him in marriage according to the Book of Allah. He made a great deal of food, then he placed his sword on his thigh and called the Magians. They threw down one or two mule-loads of silver and they ate but they did not murmur. ʻUmar did not take the jizyah from the Magians until "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf bore witness that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had taken it from the Magians of Hajar. My father said: Bajalah did Hajj with Mus"ab in 70 AH.

I heard "Umar say to ‘Abdur-Rahmam, Talhah, az-Zubair and Sa"d: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose power heaven and earth exist - and he said on one occasion: by Whose leave heaven and earth exist - do you know that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "We [Prophet (ﷺ)] are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charity"? They said. By Allah, yes.

he entered upon ‘Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf when he was sick. ‘AbdurRahman said to him: May your relatives uphold ties of kinship with you. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am ar-Rahman and I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name, Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall break ties with him and cut him off.”

I met Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur Rahman and said: Tell me of something you heard from your father, that he heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the month of Ramadan. He said: Yes; my father told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, enjoined fasting Ramadan and l have made it Sunnah to pray qiyam during it [i.e., Taraweeh]. Whoever fasts it and prays qiyam during it, out of faith and seeking reward, will emerge from sins as on the day his mother bore him.”

"If a woman prays her five daily prayers, fasts her month, guards her chastity and obeys her husband, it will be said to her: Enter Paradise by whichever of the gates of Paradise you wish.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out and I followed him until he entered a grove of palm trees. Then he prostrated and remained in prostration for a long time, until I was afraid that Allah had taken his soul. I went to look, and he raised his head and said: "What is the matter, O" Abdur-Rahman?" I told him what it was and he said: "Jibreel () said to me: "Shall I not tell you the glad tidings? Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says to you: “Whoever sends blessings upon you, I shall send blessings upon him, and whoever sends salams upon you, I shall send salams upon him.”

I entered the mosque and saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) coming out of the mosque, so I followed him. And he narrated the hadeeth...

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out of the mosque and went towards where the zakah was kept. He went in and turned to face the qiblah, then he fell down in prostration and remained in prostration for a long time, until I thought that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, had taken his soul. I drew close to him and sat down, and he raised his head and said: "Who is this?" I said: "Abdur Rahman. He said: “What do you want?" I said: O Messenger of Allah, you prostrated for so long that I thought Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, had taken your soul. He said: “Jibreel came to me and gave me glad tidings. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says: Whoever sends blessings upon you, I shall send blessings upon him, and whoever sends salams upon you, I shall send salams upon him. So I prostrated to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, out of gratitude."

he was with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey. The Prophet (ﷺ) went to relieve himself, then the time for prayer came and they got up to pray, and asked ‘Abdur Rahman to lead them in prayer. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) came and prayed one rak"ah with the people behind him. When he said the salam, he said: "You did the right thing" or "You did well.”

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "If there is an epidemic in some land and you are not there, then do not enter it; if it is in a land where you are, do not leave it.”

some people of the Arabs came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in Madinah and became Muslim, and they fell sick with the sickness (fever) of Madinah. They fell sick and left Madinah, and were met by a group of his companions -meaning Companions of the Prophet who said to them: why are you leaving? They said we have got the fever of Madinah so we decided to leave Madinah. They said: Don"t you have a good example in the Messenger of Allah? Some of them (the companions) said : They have become hypocrites and some of them said they have not become hypocrites and they are still Muslims. Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, revealed the verse: "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two - parties about the hypocrites? Allah has cast them back (to disbelief) because of what they have earned" [an-Nisa" 4:88).

"Umar bin al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) heard the voice of Ibn al-Mughtarif - or Ibn al-Gharif - the camel driver [one who urges camels on with his singing or chanting] in the middle of the night, when we were setting out for Makkah. "Umar made his camel speed up until he joined the people, and found himself with "Abdur-Rahman. When dawn broke, "Umar said: Now keep quiet, for dawn has broken; remember Allah. Then he saw ‘Abdur-Rahman wearing khuffain (leather slippers) and he said: Leather slippers?! He said: I wore them with someone whom was better than you, or with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). "Umar said: I urge you to take them off, for I am afraid that the people will see you and follow your example.

We wore them with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allocated the land of such and such to me and ‘Umar bin al-Khattab. Az-Zubair went to the family of ‘Umar and bought his share from them. Then he went to ‘Uthman bin "Affan and said: "Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf is claiming that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) allocated the land of such and such to him and ʼUmar bin al-Khattab, and I have bought the share of ‘Umar"s family. "Uthman said: "Abdur-Rahman is a man whose testimony is good, whether it is for him or against him.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Hijrah (migration) will never cease so long as there is an enemy to be fought.“ Mu"awiyah, "Abdur Rahman bin ‘Awf and "Abdullah bin "Amr bin al-"As said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Hijrah is of two types: one is forsaking (tahjur) bad deeds and the other is migrating (hijrah) for the sake of Allah and His Messenger. Hijrah will never cease so long as repentance can be accepted, for repentance will never cease to be accepted until the sun rises from its place of setting, when it rises thus, a seal will be placed on every heart with what is in it, and people will no longer have to strive.”

When the Majoosi [Magian] came out from the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I asked him, and he told me that the Prophet (ﷺ) had given him the choice between paying the jizyah or execution, and he chose to pay the jizyah.

Whilst I was standing in the ranks on the day of Badr, I looked to my right and my left, and I saw that I was between two boys of the Ansar who were very young. I wished that I was standing between two who were stronger than them. One of them gestured to me and said: O uncle, do you know Abu Jahl? I said: Yes; what do you want with him. O son of my brother? He said: I have been told that he reviles the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). By the One in Whose hand is my soul, if I see him I will never leave him until the one of us who is destined to die first is dead. Then the other one gestured to me and said something similar. And I was impressed by that. It was not long before I saw Abu Jahl moving about among the people. I said: Do you not see? This is the one you were asking about. They hastened towards him and struck him with their swords until they killed him. Then they went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him. He said: “which of you killed him?” Each of then said: I killed him. He said: “Have you wiped your swords yet?” They said: No. So he looked at their swords then he said: "Both of you killed him.” And he decreed that his belongings should be taken by Mu"adh bin "Amr bin aJ-Jamooh. The two men were Mu"adh bin "Amr bin aJ-Jamooh and Mu"adh Ibn ‘Afra’.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, there are three things which I could certainly swear an oath about: no wealth decreases because of charity, so give in charity; no one forgives a wrong done to him, seeking thereby the Countenance of Allah, but Allah will raise him in status thereby - Abu Sa"eed the freed slave of Banu Hashim said: but Allah will increase him in honour thereby - on the Day of Resurrection; and no one starts asking of people but Allah will increase him in poverty.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, "Umar wili be in Paradise, "Ali will be in Paradise, "Uthman will be in paradise, Talhah will be in Paradise, az-Zubair will be in Paradise, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf will be in Paradise, Sa"d bin Abi Waqqas will be in Paradise, Sa"eed bin Zaid bin "Amr bin Nufail will be in Paradise and Abu "Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah will be in Paradise.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I was present at the treaty of al-Mutayyabeen with my paternal uncles when I was a boy, and I would not like to have red camels in return for breaking (that deal).”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "If one of you prays and is uncertain about his prayer, if he is not sure whether it was one or two (rak"ahs), let him assume it was one; if he is not sure whether it was two or three, let him assume it was two; if he is not sure whether it was three or four, let him assume it was three, until he doubts only that he may have done too much, then let him prostrate twice before he says the salam, then let him say the salam." Muhammad bin Ishaq said: and Husain bin ‘Abdullah said to me; Did he tell you the isnad? I said: No. He said: But he told me that Kuraib, the freed slave of Ibn "Abbas, told him that Ibn "Abbas said: I sat with "Umar bin al-Khattab and he said: O Ibn "Abbas, if a man is not sure about his prayer, and does not know whether he prayed too many or too few [rak"ahs]. (what should he do)? I said: By Allah, O Ameer al-Mu"mineen, I do not know; I did not hear anything about that. "Umar said: By Allah, I do not know either. Whilst we were like that, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf came and said: What are you talking about?ʻUmar said to him: We were talking about a man who is not certain about his prayer; what should he do? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say.... and he narrated the same Hadeeth.

‘AbdurRahman bin "Awf told "Umar bin al-Khattab, when he was marching towards Syria, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The people who came before you were punished with this sickness. If you hear of it in some land, do not enter it; and if it happens in a land where you are, do not leave it, fleeing from it." So" Umar bin al-Khattab turned back from Syria,

"Umar bin al-Khattab set out, heading towards Syria... and he narrated the same haɗeeth. He said: ‘AbdurRahman bin "Awf was not there, then he came and said: I know something about this. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "If you hear of it being in some land, do not go there; if it occurs in some and and you are there, do not leave it, fleeing from it."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:"Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am ar-Rahman and I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."

“Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am ar-Rahman and I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."

"Umar bin al-Khattab set out towards Syria. When he was in Sargh, he heard that an epidemic had broken out in Syria. ‘AbdurRahman bin "awf told him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. “If you hear of it in some land, do not go there; if it occurs in some land and you are there, do not leave it, fleeing from it.” So ‘Umar bin al-Khattab returned from Sargh.

"Umar bin al-Khattab set out for Syria, then when he was in Sargh, he was met by the commanders of the troops, Abu ‘Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah and his companions, and they told him that an epidemic had broken out in Syria.... and he narrated the same Hadeeth. He said: ‘Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf came, who had been away on an errand, and said: I know something about this. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "If it [the epidemic] is in a land and you are there, do not leave it, fleeing from it; and if you hear of it in some land, do not go there.

“If you hear of it in some land and you are not there, then do not enter it (that land); if it occurs when you are there, then do not leave it fleeing from it."

‘Umar did not want to take the jizyah from the Magians until "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf testified that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had taken it from the Magians of Hajar.

Abdur-Raddad fell sick and "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf visited him. Abur-Raddad said: The best of them and the one who most upholds ties of kinship, as far as I know, is Abu Muhammad. "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am Allah and I am ar-Rahman. I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off.“

he entered upon "Abdur-Rahman bin ’Awf when he was sick, and ‘Abdur-Rahman said to him. May your rahim uphold ties of kinship with you. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am Allah and I am ar-Rahman, I have created arrahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."

I said to him: Why don"t you tell me a hadeeth from your father that your father heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Ramadan came and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ramadan is a month that Allah has enjoined fasting and I have established the Sunnah of praying qiyam during it for the Muslims. Whoever fasts it out of faith and seeking reward will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”

he was discussing the issue of prayer with ‘Umar. "Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf came to them and said: Shall I not tell you of a hadeeth that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? They said: Yes. He said: I bear witness that sheard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever offers a prayer and thinks that he did less than he should, let him continue praying until he thinks that he did more than he should."