20 – (19) عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: قال الله تعالى: كذبني ابن آدم ولم يكن له ذلك وشتمني ولم يكن له ذلك فأما تكذيبه إياي فقوله: لن يعيدني كما بدأني وليس أول الخلق بأهون علي من إعادته وأما شتمه إياي فقوله: اتخذ الله ولدا وأنا الأحد الصمد الذي لم ألد ولم أولد ولم يكن لي كفوا أحد

21- (20) وفي رواية ابن عباس: وأما شتمه إياي فقوله: لي ولد وسبحاني أن أتخذ صاحبة أو ولدا (رواه البخاري)

It is reported from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said that Allah Ta‘ala said, “The son of Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) (man) has denied Me, and it is not right for him to do so, and he has spoken ill of Me, and it is not right for him to do so. As for his denying Me, then it is his statement, ‘Allah will never resurrect me (in the Hereafter) as He created me initially,’ whereas creating something for a second time is not more difficult for Me than creating it the first time (i.e. both are equal for Allah Ta‘ala). As for his speaking ill of Me, then it is his statement, ‘Allah took a son,’ whereas I am the only one and I am As-Samad (i.e. the One who is completely independent of the creation while the creation is completely dependent upn Me), I neither begot nor was I begotten, and there is no one like me.”

In the narration of Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma), the following wording appears, “As for his speaking ill of me, then it is his saying that I have a child, whereas I am exalted and pure from taking a wife or a child.”

عن أبي هريرة قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : من طلب الدنيا حلالا استعفافا عن المسألة وسعيا على أهله وتعطفا على جاره لقي الله ووجهه كالقمر ليلة البدر ومن طلب الدنيا حلالا مكاثرا مرائيا لقي الله وهو عليه غضبان (المصنف لابن أبي شيبة الرقم: 22625)

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Whoever seeks the dunya in order to earn a halaal livelihood, safeguard himself from begging, provide for his family and to show kindness to his neighbours (by assisting them with his wealth), he will meet Allah Ta‘ala (on the Day of Qiyaamah) with his face shining like the fourteenth full moon, and whoever seeks the dunya in a halaal manner, but (his intention is) to amass the wealth of the world and to show off to others, he will meet Allah Ta‘ala (on the Day of Qiyaamah) while Allah Ta‘ala will be angry with him.”

19 – (18) عن أبي سعيد الخدري قال: خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في أضحى أو فطر إلى المصلى فمر على النساء فقال: يا معشر النساء تصدقن فإني أريتكن أكثر أهل النار فقلن: وبم يا رسول الله قال: تكثرن اللعن وتكفرن العشير ما رأيت من ناقصات عقل ودين أذهب للب الرجل الحازم من إحداكن قلن: وما نقصان ديننا وعقلنا يا رسول الله قال: أليس شهادة المرأة مثل نصف شهادة الرجل قلن: بلى قال: فذلك من نقصان عقلها قال: أليس إذا حاضت لم تصل ولم تصم قلن: بلى قال: فذلك من نقصان دينها (متفق عليه)

Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports:

Once, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came out to the Eid-Gah on the occasion of either Eid-ul-Adhaa or Eid-ul-Fitr. (After addressing the men,) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by the women and addressed them saying, “O group of women! Give alms and charity, as I was shown (on the occasion of mi’raaj) that the majority of the people of Jahannum were women.” The women enquired, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), what is the reason for that?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “You have the habit of cursing and you are ungrateful to your husbands, and I have not seen anyone who while being deficient in intelligence and deen, is more capaable than you in causing a prudent man to lose his intelligence.” Hearing this, the women asked, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! What is the deficiency in our deen and intelligence?” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) answered, “Is the testimony of one woman not equivalent to half the testimony of a man?” The women responded, “It certainly is!” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) explained, “This (a woman’s testimony being equivalent to half the testimony of a man) is on account of the deficiency in her intelligence.” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) then asked, “Is it not such that when a woman experiences her menses, then she does not perform salaah and does not fast?” The women responded, “It certainly is!” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) explained, “This (not performing salaah and fasting in menses) is on account of her deficiency in deen.”

عن البراء بن عازب قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ما من مسلمين يلتقيان فيتصافحان إلا غفر لهما قبل أن يفترقا (سنن الترمذي الرقم: 2727)

Hazrat Baraa bin ‘Aazib (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “When two Muslims meet each other (with salaam) and make musaafahah (shake hands) with each other, their (minor) sins are forgiven before they separate from one another.”