prayed over him and threw earth on him and said, "Thy companions imagine that thou art amongst the people of the fire; but I bear witness that thou art amongst the people of paradise." And he said, " O ʿOmar, verily thou wilt not be asked concerning the actions of men, but will be asked concerning their natural religion."'—Al Baihaqi.
On Preparing Weapons of War
It is related from Anas that he said, 'Abú Talḥa used to defend himself and the Prophet with one shield. And Abú Talḥa was expert with the bow; and when he used to shoot arrows, the Prophet would rise up and look towards the place (where he shot) his arrows.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Najíhu's-Sulahi that he said, 'I heard the Apostle of God say, "Whoever reaches the mark with an arrow in the way of God, it becomes for him high rank in paradise; and whoever shoots an arrow in the way of God, it becomes for him equal to the emancipation of a slave; and whoever grows old in the way of God, it will be for him a light on the day of resurrection."'—Al Baihaqi.
It is related from Uqbah bin ʿabd Sulahi that he heard the Apostle of God say, 'Do not cut the forelocks of horses, or their manes, or their tails. For verily their tails keep off flies, and their manes keep them warm, and blessings are bound up in their forelocks.'—Abú Dáud.
It is related from As Sáib bin Yazíd that, 'There were two coats of mail on the Prophet on the day of (the battle of) Uḥud. He wore one on top of the other.'—Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.
It is related from Anas that he said, 'There was nothing more beloved of the Apostle of God after women than horses.'—An Nasái.
Concerning the Rules of Travelling
It is related from Kaʿb bin Málik that, 'The Prophet went out to the battle of Tabúk on a Thursday; and he used to like to go out on Thursdays.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The angels do not accompany that party in which is a dog or a bell."—Muslim.
