Hadith of Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ (١)، ٢٢٨٩٣ - حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ: جَمَعَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ: هَلُمَّ أُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ قَالَ: " فَدَعَا بِجَفْنَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، فَغَسَلَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا، وَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ، وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا، وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَأُذُنَيْهِ، وَغَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ. قَالَ: فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ، وَكَبَّرَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً " (٢)، ،

Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) once gathered his companions and said, "Come, I will show you how the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray." Abu Malik was from among the Ash'ariyyin. He had a large bowl of water brought, and first washed both hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and put water in his nose, washed his face three times, and washed his arms three times. Then he wiped his head and ears, and washed his feet. He led the Zuhr prayer, in which he recited Surah Al-Fatiha, and said takbeer a total of 22 times.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ (١) ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَنَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ} [المائدة: ١٠١] قَالَ: فَنَحْنُ نَسْأَلُهُ إِذْ قَالَ: " إِنَّ لِلَّهِ (٢) عِبَادٌ لَيْسُوا بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ؛ لِمَقْعَدِهِمْ وَقُرْبِهِمْ مِنَ اللهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) when this verse was revealed: "O you who believe, do not ask about things..." At that time, we were asking questions to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). Meanwhile, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said that there are some servants of Allah who will neither be prophets nor martyrs, but on the Day of Resurrection, due to their closest seat to Allah, even the prophets and martyrs will envy them.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَعْظَمُ الْغُلُولِ عِنْدَ اللهِ ذِرَاعٌ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ تَجِدُونَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ جَارَيْنِ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوْ فِي الدَّارِ، فَيَقْتَطِعُ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ حَظِّ صَاحِبِهِ ذِرَاعًا، إِذَا اقْتَطَعَهُ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet, the Leader of the Two Worlds (ﷺ), said: The greatest betrayal in the sight of Allah is betrayal in a span of land. You see that two men are neighbors in a piece of land or a house, yet one of them unjustly takes a span from the other's share. On the Day of Resurrection, the one who does this will have a collar made from that portion out of the seven earths placed around his neck.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ لِقَوْمِهِ: " أَلَا أُصَلِّي لَكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَصَفَّ الرِّجَالُ، ثُمَّ صَفَّ الْوِلْدَانُ خَلْفَ الرِّجَالِ، ثُمَّ صَفَّ النِّسَاءُ خَلْفَ الْوِلْدَانِ " (٢)، ،

Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to his people, "Shall I not show you how the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray?" Accordingly, he formed a row of men first, then a row of children behind the men, and a row of women behind the children.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ: كَانَ مِنَّا مَعْشَرَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ صَاحَبَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَشَهِدَ مَعَهُ الْمَشَاهِدَ الْحَسَنَةَ الْجَمِيلَةَ قَالَ عَوْفٌ: حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ، يُقَالُ لَهُ مَالِكٌ أَوْ أَبُو مَالِكٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَقْوَامًا مَا هُمْ بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ بِمَكَانِهِمْ مِنَ اللهِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) when this verse was revealed: "O you who believe, do not ask about things..." At that time, we were asking questions to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). Meanwhile, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said that there are some servants of Allah who will neither be prophets nor martyrs, but on the Day of Resurrection, due to their closest seat to Allah, even the prophets and martyrs will envy them.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لِقَوْمِهِ اجْتَمِعُوا أُصَلِّي بِكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا قَالَ: هَلْ فِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ، ، غَيْرِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا: لَا. إِلَّا ابْنُ أُخْتٍ لَنَا. قَالَ: ابْنُ أُخْتِ الْقَوْمِ مِنْهُمْ. فَدَعَا بِجَفْنَةٍ فِيهَا مَاءٌ " فَتَوَضَّأَ وَمَضْمَضَ وَاسْتَنْشَقَ، وَغَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ ثَلَاثًا وَذِرَاعَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ثَلَاثًا، وَمَسَحَ بِرَأْسِهِ وَظَهْرَ قَدَمَيْهِ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى بِهِمْ، فَكَبَّرَ بِهِمْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً يُكَبِّرُ إِذَا سَجَدَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ، وَقَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَأَسْمَعَ مَنْ يَلِيهِ " (١)،

Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) once gathered his companions and said, "Come, I will show you how the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray." Abu Malik was from among the Ash'ariyyin. He had a large bowl of water brought, and first washed both hands three times, then rinsed his mouth and put water in his nose, washed his face three times, and washed his arms three times. Then he wiped his head and ears, and washed his feet. He led the Zuhr prayer, in which he recited Surah Al-Fatiha, and said takbeer a total of 22 times.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ (٢) عُبَيْدٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَا مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيَّ لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ: يَا سَامِعَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ لِيُبَلِّغِ الشَّاهِدُ مِنْكُمُ الْغَائِبَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " حُلْوَةُ الدُّنْيَا مُرَّةُ الْآخِرَةِ، وَمُرَّةُ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةُ الْآخِرَةِ " (٣)، ،

When the time of departure from this world for Abu Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) drew near, he said: O listening Ash'aris! Those among you who are present should convey this message to those who are absent: I heard the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: The sweetness of this world is the bitterness of the Hereafter, and the bitterness of this world is the sweetness of the Hereafter.

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَاتِمُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَبِيعَةَ الْجُرَشِيِّ فَتَذَاكَرْنَا الطِّلَاءَ فِي خِلَافَةِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَإِنَّا لَكَذَلِكَ إِذْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَنْمٍ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْنَا اذْكُرُوا الطِّلَاءَ فَتَذَاكَرْنَا الطِّلَاءَ، كَذَا قَالَ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ يَعْنِي: عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ غَنْمٍ صَاحِبَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ أَنَّهُ: سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " لَيَشْرَبَنَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَمْرَ يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا " وَالَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي أَصْدَقُ مِنِّي وَمِنْكَ، وَالَّذِي حَدَّثَ (١) بِهِ أَصْدَقُ مِنْهُ وَمِنِّي وَمِنْكَ (٢) . فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ سَمِعَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَرَدَّدَهُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ: أُفٍّ لَهُ مِنْ شَرَابِ آخِرِ الدَّهْرِ (٣)، ،

Malik bin Abi Maryam says that once we were sitting with Rabee’ah Jarshi discussing grape wine on behalf of Dahhak bin Qais. During this, a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Abdur Rahman bin Ghanm (may Allah be pleased with him), came to us. We invited him to join our conversation, so we continued discussing the matter. Then Abdur Rahman bin Ghanm (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Abu Malik Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me, that he heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: “Some people from my Ummah will certainly drink wine, calling it by another name.” The person who narrated this hadith to me is more truthful than me and you, and the one who narrated it to him is more truthful than him, me, and you. By Allah, besides whom there is no deity, I heard this hadith from Abu Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), and he heard it from the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he repeated this three times, until Dahhak said: “In the end times, shame on wine!”

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ: لِقَوْمِهِ، فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ سَعَيْدٍ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " وَغَسَلَ قَدَمَيْهِ وَقَالَ: وَقَرَأَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَيُسْمِعُ مَنْ يَلِيهِ " (١)،

Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) once gathered his companions and said, "Come, I will show you how the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to perform prayer..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith and said: In the first two rak'ahs, he recited Surah Al-Fatihah and made its recitation audible to those behind him.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، وَحَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ،، ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ، قَالَ عَفَّانُ: وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ تَمْلَآنِ (١) مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ (٢) ، وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ: مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَالْأَرْضِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ نُورٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ، وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ عَلَيْكَ أَوْ لَكَ. كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو، فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُوبِقُهَا أَوْ مُعْتِقُهَا " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cleanliness is a part of faith. Saying "Alhamdulillah" fills the scale of deeds. (Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar) "La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar" fill the space between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is brightness, and the Qur'an is an argument for you or against you. Every person starts his morning by selling himself; then either he destroys himself or he frees himself.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ (١) ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ عَنْ (٢) أَبِي سَلَّامٍ،، ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَرْبَعٌ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يُتْرَكُنَّ: الْفَخْرُ فِي الْأَحْسَابِ، وَالطَّعْنُ فِي الْأَنْسَابِ، وَالِاسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالنُّجُومِ وَالنِّيَاحَةُ، وَالنَّائِحَةُ إِذَا لَمْ تَتُبْ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهَا تُقَامُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَعَلَيْهَا سِرْبَالٌ مِنْ قَطِرَانٍ أَوْ دِرْعٌ مِنْ جَرَبٍ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are four things from the time of ignorance which people will never abandon: boasting about one's lineage, finding fault with others' lineage, wailing over the dead, and attributing rain to the stars. And if a wailing woman does not repent before her death, then on the Day of Resurrection she will be made to stand in such a state that she will be wearing trousers of tar or a shirt of scabs (which will be made from the blazing flames of fire).

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو مَالِكٍ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِنَّ فِي أُمَّتِي أَرْبَعًا مِنَ أَمْرِ (٢) الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَيْسُوا بِتَارِكِيهِنَّ: الْفَخْرُ بِالْأَحْسَابِ، وَالِاسْتِسْقَاءُ، ، بِالنُّجُومِ، وَالنِّيَاحَةُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ، فَإِنَّ النَّائِحَةَ إِنْ لَمْ تَتُبْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ فَإِنَّهَا تَقُومُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَيْهَا سَرَابِيلُ مِنْ قَطِرَانٍ، ثُمَّ يُعَلُّ عَلَيْهَا دِرْعٌ مِنْ لَهَبِ النَّارِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are four things from the time of ignorance which people will never abandon: boasting about one's lineage, finding fault with others' lineage, wailing over the dead, and attributing rain to the stars. And if a wailing woman does not repent before her death, then on the Day of Resurrection she will be made to stand in such a state that she will be wearing trousers of tar or a shirt of scabs (which will be made from the blazing flames of fire).

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مُعَانِقٍ أَوْ أَبِي مُعَانِقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرْفَةً يُرَى ظَاهِرُهَا مِنْ بَاطِنِهَا، وَبَاطِنُهَا مِنْ ظَاهِرِهَا أَعَدَّهَا اللهُ لِمَنْ أَطْعَمَ الطَّعَامَ، وَأَلَانَ الْكَلَامَ، وَتَابَعَ الصِّيَامَ وَصَلَّى وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Abu Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: In Paradise, there is a chamber such that its exterior can be seen from its interior and its interior from its exterior. Allah has prepared this for the person who feeds people, speaks gently, fasts regularly, and prays at a time when people are sleeping.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَنْمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيَّ جَمَعَ قَوْمَهُ فَقَالَ: " يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ اجْتَمِعُوا وَاجْمَعُوا نِسَاءَكُمْ، وَأَبْنَاءَكُمْ أُعَلِّمْكُمْ صَلَاةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّتِي صَلَّى لَنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا، وَجَمَعُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ وَأَبْنَاءَهُمْ، فَتَوَضَّأَ وَأَرَاهُمْ كَيْفَ يَتَوَضَّأُ، فَأَحْصَى الْوُضُوءَ إِلَى أَمَاكِنِهِ حَتَّى لَمَّا أَنْ فَاءَ الْفَيْءُ، وَانْكَسَرَ الظِّلُّ قَامَ، فَأَذَّنَ فَصَفَّ الرِّجَالَ فِي أَدْنَى الصَّفِّ، وَصَفَّ الْوِلْدَانَ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَصَفَّ النِّسَاءَ خَلْفَ الْوِلْدَانِ، ثُمَّ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ، فَتَقَدَّمَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَكَبَّرَ، فَقَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَةٍ يُسِرُّهُمَا، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، وَاسْتَوَى قَائِمًا، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ، وَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَانْتَهَضَ قَائِمًا، فَكَانَ تَكْبِيرُهُ فِي أَوَّلِ رَكْعَةٍ سِتَّ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ، وَكَبَّرَ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَ: احْفَظُوا تَكْبِيرِي، وَتَعَلَّمُوا رُكُوعِي وَسُجُودِي؛ فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّتِي كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَنَا كَذَي السَّاعَةِ مِنَ النَّهَارِ "، ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى النَّاسِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ: " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا وَاعْقِلُوا، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ لِلَّهِ عِبَادًا لَيْسُوا بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمْ، النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ عَلَى مَجَالِسِهِمْ وَقُرْبِهِمْ مِنَ اللهِ ". فَجَثَى (١) رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مِنْ قَاصِيَةِ النَّاسِ، وَأَلْوَى بِيَدِهِ إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ نَاسٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَيْسُوا بِأَنْبِيَاءَ وَلَا شُهَدَاءَ يَغْبِطُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ عَلَى مَجَالِسِهِمْ وَقُرْبِهِمْ مِنَ اللهِ انْعَتْهُمْ لَنَا حَلِّمْهُمْ لَنَا (٢) ، يَعْنِي صِفْهُمْ لَنَا، شَكِّلْهُمْ لَنَا (٣) فَسُرَّ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لِسُؤَالِ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " هُمْ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَفْنَاءِ النَّاسِ وَنَوَازِعِ الْقَبَائِلِ لَمْ تَصِلْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَرْحَامٌ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ تَحَابُّوا فِي اللهِ وَتَصَافَوْا، يَضَعُ اللهُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ فَيُجْلِسُهُمْ عَلَيْهَا فَيَجْعَلُ وُجُوهَهُمْ نُورًا، وَثِيَابَهُمْ نُورًا، يَفْزَعُ النَّاسُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يَفْزَعُونَ، وَهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللهِ الَّذِينَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ " (٤)، ،

Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) once gathered his people and said, "O group of Ash'aris! Gather together yourselves and also gather your wives and children so that I may teach you the prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ), the same prayer that the Prophet (ﷺ) taught us in Madinah." So they all gathered together and brought their wives and children as well. Then he demonstrated ablution to the people, performing it with great care on every limb, ensuring that all parts were thoroughly washed. When the shadow began to return, he stood up and gave the call to prayer (adhan). Then, first, he arranged the rows of men, behind them the children, and behind them the women. Then he had the iqamah called and stepped forward to begin the prayer. First, he raised both hands and said the takbir, then recited Surah Al-Fatihah and another surah quietly, then said the takbir and went into bowing (ruku'), said "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi" three times, then said "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah" and stood up straight, then said the takbir and went into prostration (sajdah), then said the takbir and performed the second prostration, then said the takbir and stood up straight. In this way, there were six takbirs in the first rak'ah, and he also said the takbir while standing for the second rak'ah. After finishing the prayer, he turned towards his people and said, "Remember my takbirs and learn my bowing and prostration, for this is the same prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) that he used to teach us at that time." One day, in the same way, after finishing the prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) turned his blessed face towards the people and said, "O people! Listen, understand, and be certain that there are some servants of Allah who will not be prophets or martyrs, but even the prophets and martyrs will envy them when they see their closeness to Allah and their position." Upon this, a Bedouin who was sitting at the very end knelt on his knees and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Please describe their qualities to us." The Prophet (ﷺ) was pleased to hear this question from the Bedouin and said, "They will be people whose lineage will not be well-known among the people, nor will they belong to any famous tribe, but will be related to foreign tribes, and there will be no close kinship among them. They will love and form ranks with each other for the sake of Allah. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will place pulpits of light for them and seat them upon them. Their faces will be radiant, and their garments will be of light. On the Day of Resurrection, all people will be afraid, but they will not be afraid. These are the friends of Allah, upon whom there will be no fear, nor will they grieve."

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَرِيزٌ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ عُبَيْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيمَا بَلَغَهُ دَعَا لَهُ: " اللهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى عُبَيْدٍ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، وَاجْعَلْهُ فَوْقَ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to know that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) made this supplication for him: O Allah! Send Your mercy upon Ubaid Abu Malik and grant him superiority over many people.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: " الطُّهْورُ (٢) شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ تَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ نُورٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ، وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ. كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو، فَبَائِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا " (٣)، ،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: Cleanliness is a part of faith. Saying "Alhamdulillah" fills the scale of deeds. (Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar) "La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar" fill the space between the heavens and the earth. Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is brightness, and the Qur'an is an argument for you or against you. Every person starts his morning by selling himself; then either he destroys himself or he frees himself.

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ يَعْنِي الْعَطَّارَ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ ". فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " الصَّلَاةُ بُرْهَانٌ، وَالصَّدَقَةُ نُورٌ " (١)،

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ مَمْطُورٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: أُرَاهُ أَبَا مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيَّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " وَأَنَا آمُرُكُمْ بِخَمْسٍ آمُرُكُمْ: بِالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ، وَالْجَمَاعَةِ، وَالْهِجْرَةِ، وَالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ. فَمَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَمَاعَةِ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ فَقَدْ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ. وَمَنْ دَعَا دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ جُثَاءُ جَهَنَّمَ ". قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ. وَإِنْ صَامَ وَصَلَّى، وَلَكِنْ تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي سَمَّاكُمْ عِبَادَ اللهِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: I command you with five things: listening, obeying, staying attached to the community of Muslims, migration, and striving in the way of Allah. Then whoever separates from the community of Muslims even by a handspan, he removes the rope of Islam from his neck. And whoever calls out with the call of the days of ignorance, he is the fuel of Hell. A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Even if he prays and fasts?" The Noble Prophet (ﷺ) replied, "Yes! Even if he fasts and prays. However, O servants of Allah! Call people by the names that Allah has given them, that is, Muslim and believer."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ يَعْنِي شَيْبَانَ، وَلَيْثٌ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُسَوِّي بَيْنَ الْأَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالْقِيَامِ، وَيَجْعَلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى هِيَ أَطْوَلُهُنَّ لِكَيْ يَثُوبَ النَّاسُ، وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجَالَ قُدَّامَ الْغِلْمَانِ، وَالْغِلْمَانَ خَلْفَهُمْ، وَالنِّسَاءَ خَلْفَ الْغِلْمَانِ، وَيُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ، وَكُلَّمَا رَفَعَ وَيُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا نَهَضَ بَيْنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا كَانَ جَالِسًا " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to keep the recitation and standing equal in all four rak'ahs, and he would make the first rak'ah relatively longer so that people could join in it. In arranging the rows, the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) would place men in front of boys, boys behind them, and women behind the boys. And when he would go into prostration or raise his head from it, he would say takbeer, and when standing between the two rak'ahs, he would also say takbeer.

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَرْبَعٌ فِي أُمَّتِي مِنَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَتْرُكُونَهُنَّ: الْفَخْرُ فِي الْأَحْسَابِ، وَالطَّعْنُ فِي الْأَنْسَابِ، وَالِاسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالنُّجُومِ، وَالنِّيَاحَةُ ". وَقَالَ: " النَّائِحَةُ إِذَا لَمْ تَتُبْ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهَا تُقَامُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَيْهَا سَرَابِيلُ مِنْ قَطِرَانٍ، ، وَدِرْعٌ مِنْ جَرَبٍ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: There are four things from the time of ignorance which people will never abandon: boasting about one's lineage, finding fault with others' lineage, wailing over the dead, and attributing rain to the stars. And if a wailing woman does not repent before her death, then on the Day of Resurrection she will be made to stand in such a state that she will be wearing trousers of tar or a shirt of scabs (which will be made from the blazing flames of fire).

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ: " قُومُوا صَلُّوا حَتَّى أُصَلِّيَ لَكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ: فَصَفُّوا خَلْفَهُ فَكَبَّرَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَكَبَّرَ " فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ كُلِّهَا (٢)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to his people, "Stand up so that I may lead you in prayer as the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray." So the people formed rows behind him. He said the takbeer and bowed (in ruku'), then raised his head and said the takbeer (and went into prostration), and he did this throughout the entire prayer.

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَعْظَمُ الْغُلُولِ عِنْدَ اللهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ذِرَاعٌ مِنْ أَرْضٍ يَكُونُ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الشَّرِيكَيْنِ لِلدَّارِ فَيَقْتَسِمَانِ، فَيَسْرِقُ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ذِرَاعًا، ، مِنْ أَرْضٍ فَيُطَوَّقُهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ " (١)،

It is narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet, the Leader of both worlds (ﷺ), said: The greatest betrayal in the sight of Allah is betrayal in a span of land. You see that two men are neighbors in a piece of land or a house, yet one of them unjustly takes a span from his companion's share. On the Day of Resurrection, the one who does this will have a collar made from that portion, from all seven earths, placed around his neck.

حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَسْوَدُ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ: الْأَشْعَرِيُّ وَقَالَ: " إِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ ". (٢)،

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

حَدَّثَنَا (٣) يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، وَأَبُو النَّضْرِ قَالَا: الْأَشْجَعِيُّ أَوْ قَالَ: الْأَشْعَرِيُّ،

Narrated to us Aswad, from Sharik, narrated to us Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, and Abu al-Nadr, they said: al-Ashja'i, or he said: al-Ash'ari..

حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ يَعْنَي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: الْأَشْجَعِيُّ (٤)،

Narrated to us Zakariyya ibn 'Adiyy, informed us 'Ubaydullah, meaning ibn 'Amr, and he mentioned the hadith, except that he said: al-Ashja'i.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ حُدِّثْتُ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ (٥) الْوَاقِفِيِّ يَعْنِي الْأَنْصَارِيّ مِنْ بَنِي وَاقِفٍ، عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بُدَيْلٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ قَالَ:، ، قَالَ أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ: " أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ " ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَهَذِهِ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ. (١)، ، مسند الإمام أحمد بن حنبل، (١٦٤ - ٢٤١هـ)، حقق هذا الجزء وخرج أحاديثه وعلق عليه، شعيب الأرنؤوط - عادل مرشد، جمال عبد اللطيف - سعيد اللحام، الجزء الثامن والثلاثون، مؤسسة الرسالة،

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: I found in my father's book in his own handwriting: I was told from al-Abbas ibn al-Fadl (1) al-Waqifi, meaning al-Ansari from Banu Waqif, from Qurra ibn Khalid, Budayl narrated to us, Shahr ibn Hawshab narrated to us from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanm who said: Abu Malik al-Ash'ari said: Shall I not tell you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: And he gave salam to his right and to his left, then he said: And this is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he mentioned the hadith.