Brief Comments on Riyaadh al-Saaliheen #102

Why do you make fun of someone for the things which you yourself do?!

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Narrated `Abdullah bin Zama: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم also advised them not to laugh when somebody breaks wind and said: ❝Why should anybody laugh at what he himself does?❞

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (4942) and Saheeh Muslim (6837)]

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

And among the things the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم admonished against in this Hadeeth is, laughing at someone who breaks wind; meaning: those people who laugh at a person who breaks wind and it had a smell and sound. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم addressed such people as an admonition to them in this regards: ❝Why should anybody laugh at what he himself does?❞

Allaah gives guidance only to those who deserve it and are worthy of it

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

In the Qur'aan, Allaah تعالى says:

﴿إِذْ جَعَلَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْحَمِيَّةَ حَمِيَّةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَأَنزَلَ اللَّـهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَلْزَمَهُمْ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوَىٰ وَكَانُوا أَحَقَّ بِهَا وَأَهْلَهَا ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا﴾

{When those who disbelieve had put in their hearts pride and haughtiness the pride and haughtiness of the time of ignorance, then Allaah sent down His Sakeenah (calmness and tranquillity) upon His Messenger (ﷺ) and upon the believers, and made them stick to the word of piety (i.e. لا إلهَ إلاّ الله none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah), and they were well entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allaah is the All-Knower of everything.} [Surah al-Fath (48): 26]

The meaning of the Muslim greeting: السلام عليك

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝The Muslim greeting: السلام عليك is a supplication for peace and safety. Meaning: May Allaah protect you from affliction and harm - in your Deen (religiosity) and your worldly life, in your own self and your family, and in your home and your wealth; i.e. seeking protection in everything. This is the meaning with which a person starts (his conversation) when he meets his brother: السلام عليك. You are asking Allaah to protect him from every calamity, disaster and ordeal; and from every harm and adversity (and unpleasant things). This is the meaning of السلام, which also enacts as a greeting, generous reception and buoyancy when meeting a person. This is why when you come across a person and he does not greet you, automatically you sense (an ill) feeling within you against him. But when he greets you, whatever (ill) feeling you had goes away, and you now know that he is your brother who loves you.*

So with this the meaning of السلام عليك becomes: “I seek Allaah’s protection for you from every harm - in your Deen and Dunya, and in your family and wealth and in everything.❞

[al-Liqaa’ al-Shahree (13/3)] 

*Note: Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝By Him in Whose Hand is my soul! You will not enter the Jannah until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I inform you of something which, if you do, you will love one another? Spread the greetings of Salaam amongst yourselves.❞ [Saheeh Muslim (96)]

Don't be from the people who do NOT understand the message of the Qur’aan:

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh al-Fawzaan حفظه الله in his Sharh (explanation) of Usool al-Sittah mentioned the following statement of Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

❝ The Qur’aan, the whole of it is about Tawheed, because:

1. It either commands to worship Allaah alone and to abandon Shirk.

2. Or it informs us about the reward of the people of Tawheed and the punishment of the people of Shirk.

3. Or it informs us about the Halaal and Haraam in Islaam - and this is from the rights of Tawheed.

4. Or it informs us about the stories of the Prophets and their nations and what took place between them of the disobedience and negligence.❞

Then Shaikh al-Fawzaan حفظه الله says:

❝ The whole of the Qur’aan is about Tawheed, from its beginning till its end. Yet there are people who recite this Qur’aan but commit Major Shirk. They say (with their tongues): لا إلهَ إلاّ الله (that none has the right to be worshiped except Allaah), but do not act on it (with their hearts and their limbs). They are in one valley while the Qur’aan and لا إلهَ إلاّ الله are in another valley. Rather, this is only a statement which they utter with their tongues (without understanding what it means or what it implies).

If you ask them: “What is the meaning of لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ?”

They'll say: “I don't know. I did not learn about it.”

We say to him: So if you say لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ and you do not know what it means, does this (characteristic) befit a Muslim?!

Do you say a statement which you do not understand and it does not bothers you?! Or do you say: I heard the people saying something, so I also said the same?! Like how the hypocrites will respond to the questions in the graves: ❝I do not know, but I heard the people saying something and so I said (the same).❞ [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (86, 184, 922, 1053, 1338, 1374, 7287) and Saheeh Muslim (1977)]

Allaah تعالى says:

وَمَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِي يَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسْمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَاءً وَنِدَاءً ۚ صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

{And the example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him who shouts to the (flock of sheep) that hears nothing but calls and cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not understand.} [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 171]

Allaah تعالى likened them to the cattle which hears the sound of the shepherd and reacts to this sound but does not understand it.❞

[Sharh Usool al-Sittah (1/16-17)]

Brief Comments on Riyaadh al-Saaliheen #101

Begging others to increase one’s own wealth:

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

❝He who begs others in order to increase his own wealth, is in fact asking only for a live coal (as punishment). It is up to him, if he wishes to have more (live coals), let him have it; and he who wishes to have less (live coals), let him have it.❞

[Saheeh Muslim (2266)]

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝There are certain people – and we seek Allaah’s refuge – who we know for sure that they are rich, and (we find) them asking people in order to increase their own wealth.❞

[Tafseer of Surah al-Baqarah (2/290)]

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله also said:

❝In this Hadeeth there is a threat for all those who beg others of their wealth without a valid reason. Meaning: whoever begs the people to give him wealth in order to increase his own wealth then it is like asking for a live coal (as punishment). The more he asks, the more live coals will be dumped on him; and the less he asks, the less live coals will be dumped on him; and if he abandons it, he will be safe from the live coal.

From this we also learn that asking wealth from others without necessity is a Major Sin.❞

[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (3/392)]

Brief Comments on Riyaadh al-Saaliheen #100

The Companions set forth the example of the highest level of submission and obedience to the commandments of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

`Abdullaah Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما reported that Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saw a person wearing a gold ring in his hand. He صلى الله عليه وسلم pulled it off and threw it away, saying:

❝One of you is wishing live coal from Hell and putting it on his hand.❞

It was said to the person after Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم had left: “Take your ring (of gold) and derive benefit out of it.” Whereupon he said: “No! By Allaah! I would never take it when Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم has thrown it away.”

[Saheeh Muslim (5209)]

The following is the summary of Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen’s commentary on this Hadeeth from his Sharh of Riyaadh al-Saaliheeh (2/444 - 449).

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

Du`aa al-Istiftaah - Part 3

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

You can read part 1 from here:

http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2016/06/duaa-al-istiftaah-part-1.html

And Part 2 from here:

http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2016/06/duaa-al-istiftaah-part-2.html

The second Du`aa al-Istiftaah and its meaning:

When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم started to pray he would say:

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرَكَ

“Subhaanakallaahumma, wa bihamdika tabaarakasmuka wa ta`aala jadduka wa laa ilaaha ghairuk”

(Glory and praise be to You, O Allaah. Blessed be Your Name and Exalted be Your Majesty, there is none worthy of worship except You)

The meaning of "Subhaan-Allaah"

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله:

Those who recite this Du`aa are many, but no one understands its meaning except for a very few.

“Subhaanakallaahumma”, meaning: I Glorify you O Allaah! The Glorification means Tanzeeh: to declare Allaah to be free of all imperfections and everything that is falsely attributed to Him and that does not suit His Majesty (such as attributing to Him a son, or trinity etc.).

There are two things which does not befit Allaah:

1) Equating Allaah with the creation.

2) Denying Allaah’s Attributes.

So when you say “Subhaanakallaahumma”, it is like saying: O Allaah! I declare you free from having any likeness with the creation or having any deficiencies in Your Attributes.

صفة الصلاة

Sh Rabee`: Don't read the Qur'aan just for seeking blessings only

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Shaikh Rabee ` Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee حفظه الله said:

❝ Whenever you recite the Qur’aan, don't just recite it for seeking blessings only; rather, recite it, O my brother, so that you believe (in its Message) and act (on its commandments)!

Recite the Qur’aan so that you believe and act upon it, because this is what the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to do. The Qur’aan used to be revealed amongst them in stages (or portions) and the Prophet ﷺ used to teach them 10 Aayaat at a time. They used to memorize them, act upon it teachings, and believe in it (before they moved on to the other Aayaat).*

Brief Comments on Riyaadh al-Saaliheen #99

How the Love of Dunya will ruin the Aakhirah

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

﴿أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ * حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ﴾

{The competition for piling up of worldly things diverts you * Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).} [Surah al-Takaathur (102): 1-2]

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝By Allaah, it is not poverty that I fear for you, but I fear that this world will be opened up with its wealth for you as it was opened to those before you; and you vie with one another over it as they did and eventually it will ruin you as it ruined them.❞

[Saheeh Muslim]

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

This is why we say: Whenever the doors of richness are opened for the people and they stare at it (and yearn for it), they will be losing their share of the Aakhirah to the level of their gain of the Dunya.

Du`aa al-Istiftaah - Part 2

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

You can read part 1 from here:
http://ilm4all.blogspot.com/2016/06/duaa-al-istiftaah-part-1.html

The first Du`aa al-Istiftaah and its meaning:

Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم used to keep silent between the Takbeer and the recitation of Qur’an (Surah al-Faatihah) and that interval of silence used to be a short one. I said to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: May my parents be sacrificed for you! What do you say in the pause between Takbeer and recitation? The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“I say:

اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ، كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ المَشْرِقِ وَالمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنَ الخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَايَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالبَرَدِ

Du`aa al-Istiftaah - Part 1

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ruling pertaining to Du`aa al-Istiftaah*:

* Du`aa al-Istiftaah: the opening supplication which is recited after the first Takbeer and before reciting Surah al-Faatihah. Example:

سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك، وتبارك اسمك، وتعالى جدك، ولا إله غيرك

How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. Blessed be Your name, and lofty is Your position and none has the right to be worshiped except You.

[See “Hisnul Muslim” for other such Du`aa which are mentioned in the Sunnah]

Question: If a person joins the congregation and the Imaam is reciting Surah al-Faatihah, should he recite the Du`aa al-Istiftaah?

Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen: If a person joins the congregation while the Imaam is reciting Surah al-Faatiḥah, then he should say the Takbeer and silently listen to it. Then, after the Imaam completes his recitation of Surah al-Faatiḥah, the person should then say the Du`aa al-Istiftaaḥ and recite Surah al-Faatiḥah. But if he joins the congregation after the Imaam has already recited Surah al-Faatiḥah and is now reciting some other Surah after it, then in this case, he should only recite Surah al-Faatiḥah and he should not say the Du`aa al-Istiftaaḥ because there is no place for saying the Du`aa al-Istiftaaḥ in this situation. When the Imaam is reciting, one should not recite (anything behind him) except for Surah al-Faatiḥah.

So upon this, this is how it is to be done:

1) If a person joins the congregation while the Imaam is reciting Surah al-Faatihah, he should remain silent. Then when the Imaam completes his recitation of Surah al-Faatihah, he should say the Du`aa al-Istiftaah and recite Surah al-Faatihah.

2) If he joins the congregation after the Imaam has already recited Surah al-Faatihah and he is reciting some other Surah, then he would say the Takbeer and only recite Surah al-Faatihah without saying the Du`aa al-Istiftaah, as this is not the place to say the Du`aa al-Istiftaah.

[Liqaa’ al-Baab al-Maftooh (5/42)]

3 reasons why we get sidetracked in our prayers and their remedy

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

1) The first reason is the Waswas (whisper) of the Shaitaan called Khanzab:

Narrated `Uthmaan ibn Abul `Aas: `Uthman came to Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and said: Allaah's Messenger, the Satan intervenes between me and my prayer and my reciting of the Qur’aan and he confounds me. Thereupon Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “That is (the doing of the Satan) who is known as Khanzab, and when you perceive its effect, seek refuge with Allaah from it and spit three times to your left.” I did that and Allaah dispelled that from me.

Tafseer: The means are useless without Allaah’s Will

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

﴿وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ﴾

{and (it is Allaah who) sent down water (rain) from the sky and (it is He who) brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you.} [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 22]

While mentioning some of the points of benefit of this Aayah, Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

Ibn al-Qayyim: Sins reduces the reward and corrupts the fruits of fasting

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“The (true) fasting individual is the one whose limbs abstain from sins; and whose tongue abstains from lying, profanity, and forged statements; and whose stomach abstains from food and drink; and whose private parts abstain from obscenities.

When he speaks, he does not say things which may harm his fasting; when he does something, he doesn’t do anything which may nullify his fasting. He only says things which are beneficial and good. Similarly, his actions are like the fragrance which a person sitting next to the owner (or seller) of Musk can smell. Likewise, the one sitting with a fasting person benefits from his companionship, and the gathering is safe from falsehood, lies, immorality, and oppression.

Fasting, False Speech and Bad Actions

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Fasting is one of the greatest forms of `Ibaadah (worship). Allaah تعالى specifically attributed this action that it is done for Him and that He تعالى has taken upon Himself to reward them for it personally. Allaah will reward them without measure:

Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Allaah تعالى said: {All the deeds of Aadam’s sons are for them, except Fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it.’...}”

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1904, 5927, 7492, 7538) and Saheeh Muslim (2564, 2566, 2568)]

And in another narration in Muslim it is reported:

“All the deeds of Aadam’s sons are rewarded ten times to seven hundred times. Allaah تعالى said: {Except Fasting which is for Me, and I will give the reward for it, for he has avoided his desires and food for my sake.}”

[Saheeh Muslim (2567)] 

Allaah تعالى singled out Fasting from among all the other deeds, and that is because of its high status with Him, and His love for it, and the apparent sincerity there is in it for Him, because it is hidden between the slave and his Lord and nobody knows about it except Allaah. A person may be between a group of people and none will know that he is Fasting. He might be alone, where there is no one to see him, yet he will not eat or drink, knowing that Allaah is watching Him. This is the highest level of Ikhlaas (sincerity).

But yet, the magnificent reward for this great action may be lost because of a person not taking control of his tongue or his actions; for fasting is not only abstaining from food and drink, but from everything which Allaah تعالى hates and has made it prohibited.

A few narrations on the importance of controlling the tongue and actions while Fasting:

#1 Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Whoever does not give up false statements (i.e. telling lies), evil deeds, and speaking bad words (i.e. indulging in obscene language) to others, then Allaah is not in need of his (Fasting) leaving his food and drink.”

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1903, 6057)]

#2 Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Fasting is a Shield. If one of you is Fasting, he should avoid sexual relation with his wife and avoid quarreling (and behaving foolishly), and if somebody should fight or quarrel with him, he should say, ‘I am Fasting.’”

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (1894, 1904) and Saheeh Muslim (2566)]

#3 Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “There may be a Fasting person who gets nothing more from his Fast except hunger and thirst, and there may be a person who prays Qiyaam (night prayers) and all he gets from his Qiyaam is a sleepless night.”

[Sunan Ibn Maajah (1690) and Musnad of Imaam Ahmad (8856) and graded as “Hasan-Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

#4 Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Fasting does not just mean giving up food and drink, rather Fasting also means giving up idle and obscene talk.”

[Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah (1996), and Mustadrak of al-Haakim (1570) and graded as “Saheeh” by al-Albaanee in Saheeh al-Targheeb (1082) and Saheeh al-Jaami` (5376)]

#5 It was narrated that Taleeq ibn Qays said: Abu Dharr said: “When you Fast then be careful as much as you can.” When Taleeq was Fasting he would enter his house and only come out to pray.

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8878)]

#6 Jaabir ibn `Abdallaah al-Ansaaree رضي الله عنه said: “When you Fast, then let your hearing, your sight and your tongue also Fast from lying and sin, and stop abusing the servants, and be tranquil and dignified on the day when you Fast. Do not let the day when you do not Fast and the day when you Fast be the same.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8880)]

#7 Al-Mutawakkil رحمه الله said: “When Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه and his companions Fasted, they would stay in the Masjid and say: “We are keeping our Fast pure.”

[Hilyatul Awliyaa’ (1/382) and Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8881)]

#8 `Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه said: “Fasting does not mean that one abstains from food and drink only; it also means abstaining from lying, falsehood, idle talk and (false) oaths.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8882)]

  

#9 Maimoon Ibn Mihraan رحمه الله used to say: “The easiest part of Fasting is abstaining from food and drink.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8883)]

  

#10 `Alee ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه said: “Fasting does not just mean giving up food and drink; it also means giving up lies, falsehood and idle talk.”

 [Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8884)]

#11 Mujaahid رحمه الله said: “Whoever protects himself from these two characteristics, his Fasting will be correct: Gheebah (backbiting) and telling lies.” 
[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8887)]

#12 Ibraaheem al-Nakha`ee رحمه الله said: “They used to say that telling lies breaks the Fast.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8888)]

#13 Abu al-`Aaliyah رحمه الله said: “A Fasting person is in (a state of) `Ibaadah as long as he does not backbite anyone.”

[Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibah (8889)]

Be prompt in giving out your Zakaah and Sadaqa

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Have you ever contemplated why the dead would prefer “Sadaqah” as his choice of good deed over the other things if he were ever allowed to return to this world?! As Allaah تعالى mentioned:

﴿فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلَا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ﴾

{…and he would say: "My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (charity of my wealth)…}

[Surah al-Munaafiqoon (63): 10]

It is not mentioned that he would say: “so that I could fast”, or “I could pray”…

Perhaps the reason for mentioning the Sadaqah here is because of its great virtues and its lasting effects which the dead will see after his death, as the believers will be under the shade of their Sadaqah…

`Uqbah bin `Aamir رضي الله عنه said that the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

❝Every person will be under the shade of his Sadaqah (charity) till the Judgment has been settled among the people.❞

[Musnad of Imaam Ahmad (17333), Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan (3310) and al-Haakim in his Mustadrak (1517) and Saheeh Ibn Khuzaimah (2431) and Shaikh al-Albaanee commented on Ibn Khuzaimah saying: “It is Saheeh as per the condition of Imaam Muslim” See also Takhreej Mushkilah al-Faqr (118) and Saheeh al-Jaami` (4510) and Saheeh al-Targheeb (872) of Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Also the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Seven people will be shaded by Allaah under His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His. ❝They are: …a person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity)…❞

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (660, 1423, 6479, 6806) and Saheeh Muslim (2248)]