Narrated 'Alqama:I went to Sham and offered a two-rak`at prayer and then said, "O Allah! Bless me with a good pious companion." So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat by my side. I asked, "Who is he?" They replied, "(He is) Abu-Ad-Darda.' I said (to him), "I prayed to Allah to bless me with a pious companion and He sent you to me." He asked me, "From where are you?" I replied, "From the people of Al-Kufa." He said, "Isn't there amongst you Ibn Um `Abd, the one who used to carry the shoes, the cushion(or pillow) and the water for ablution? Is there amongst you the one whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through the request of His Prophet. Is there amongst you the…
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Lesson / Story91:1–15Purifying the Soul and the She-Camel
Swears by the sun, moon, and sky that whoever purifies the soul succeeds and whoever corrupts it fails. Tells how Thamud denied Salih and hamstrung the she-camel, so Allah destroyed them.
AllahSalihPeople of Thamud
Quran91:1–15
By the sun and its brightness 1 And [by] the moon when it follows it 2 And [by] the day when it displays it 3 And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it 4 And [by] the sky and He who constructed it 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression, 11 When the most wretched of them was sent forth. 12 And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink." 13 But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. 14 And He does not fear the consequence thereof. 15
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Aba Qatada reported:The Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) forbade (us) to breathe into the venel, to touch the penis with the right hand and to wipe after relieving with right hand
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Shuraib b. Hani reported:I asked 'A'isha about wiping over the shoes. She said: You better go to 'Ali, for he knows more about this than I. I, therefore, came to 'Ali and he narrated from the Apostle (ﷺ) like this
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