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(Hadith No. 2165)
Bismillah.
Hadith no. 2164 (below) is a repeat, read it here.
Volume 3, Book 44, Number 667:
Narrated Anas (radiallaahu `anhu):
that Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (radiallaahu `anhu) wrote to him the law of Zakat which was made obligatory by Allah’s Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam). He wrote: ‘Partners possessing joint property (sheep) have to pay its Zakat equally.
Today’s Hadith:
Volume 3, Book 44, Number 668:
Narrated ‘Abaya bin Rafa’a bin Rafi’ bin Khadij:
My grandfather said, “We were in the company of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) at Dhul-Hulaifa. The people felt hungry and captured some camels and sheep (as booty). The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) was behind the people. They hurried and slaughtered the animals and put their meat in pots and started cooking it. (When the Prophet came) he ordered the pots to be upset and then he distributed the animals (of the booty), regarding ten sheep as equal to one camel. One of the camels fled and the people ran after it till they were exhausted. At that time there were few horses. A man threw an arrow at the camel, and Allah stopped the camel with it. The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, “Some of these animals are like wild animals, so if you lose control over one of these animals, treat it in this way (i.e. shoot it with an arrow).” Before distributing them among the soldiers my grandfather said, “We may meet the enemies in the future and have no knives; can we slaughter the animals with reeds?” The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) said, “Use whatever causes blood to flow, and eat the animals if the name of Allah has been mentioned on slaughtering them. Do not slaughter with teeth or fingernails and I will tell you why: It is because teeth are bones (i.e. cannot cut properly) and fingernails are the tools used by the Ethiopians (whom we should not imitate for they are infidels).”
Sajdah on Seven Bones (Ahadith 773-776)
Salam,
Bismillah.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 773:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet was ordered (by Allah) to prostrate on seven parts and not to tuck up the clothes or hair (while praying). Those parts are: the forehead (along with the tip of nose), both hands, both knees, and (toes of) both feet.
Note, the seven bones do NOT include the elbow, so keep ’em off the floor!
Oh, and note: this Hadith doesn’t say this way of prostration is for men only.
And don’t forget, rubbing your nose on the ground is a very important part of sajdah. For it is the true manifestation of humility.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 774:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “We have been ordered to prostrate on seven bones and not to tuck up the clothes or hair.”
I understand the seven bones part. But what does it mean to not tuck up one’s clothes or hair?
While offering Salah, one should not engage in arranging his clothes or removing his hair from his forehead. He should devote himself to the Salah with submissiveness. – M. Muhsin Khan’s footnote on this Hadith
Okay, I don’t understand the ‘removing hair from his forehead’ part. Who does that?
Anyway, my understanding is: we’re not supposed to play with our clothes/hair during Salah. It does not let khushoo` come to our prayer. So focus your mind AND body completely on Salah. Saddidoo! [Seedhay ho jao!]
Hadith no. 775 is a repeat. Read it here.
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 776:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “I have been ordered to prostrate on seven bones i.e. on the forehead along with the tip of the nose and the Prophet pointed towards his nose, both hands, both knees and the toes of both feet and not to gather the clothes or the hair.”
Wassalam.
Filth Can’t Clean! (Hadith No. 158)
Salam,
Bismillah.
Can a filthy thing be used to clean? Of course not!
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet went out to answer the call of nature and asked me to bring three stones. I found two stones and searched for the third but could not find it. So took a dried piece of dung and brought it to him. He took the two stones and threw away the dung and said, “This is a filthy thing.”
The word ‘stones’ here does not mean rocks. It’s used for the dried and hardened ‘stones’ of soil.
And the rule is simple: only a clean thing can be used for cleaning, e.g. water, soil. Dung and bones should not be used. More reasons for this are yet to come..
Wassalam.
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