The Hadith (Inspired Sayings) of Muhammed

Legend and Myth About Muhammed

Fazlul Maulana--   Al Hadis, Vol. 2, p. 102, (92) Abu Qatada reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "Whoever has seen me has indeed seen the truth." Agreed.

The Egyptian mystic, Dirimi reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "The first light which Allah created was my light." When Adam got to heaven he found Muhammed's name on Allah's throne and engraved everywhere. Adam asked, "Who then is this Muhammed?" Allah answered, "He is thy descendant, and but for him, I should not have created thee." Then Allah rebuked Adam for not praying to Muhammed. Dirimi also reported, "All of creation was made of the substance of Muhammed."

Fazlul Maulana--  Al Hadis, Book 1, page 97, Hadith 13, Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah said: "Nobody truly believes until I become dearer to him than his parents, children, and all mankind." Attested by Agreement.

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle and Ubai bin Kab Al-Ansari went to the garden where Ibn Saiyad used to live. When Allah's Apostle entered (the garden), he (i.e. Allah's Apostle ) started hiding himself behind the datepalms as he wanted to hear secretly the talk of Ibn Saiyad before the latter saw him. Ibn Saiyad wrapped with a soft decorated sheet was lying on his bed murmuring. Ibn Saiyad's mother saw the Prophet hiding behind the stems of the date-palms. She addressed Ibn Saiyad saying, "O Saf, this is Muhammad." Hearing that Ibn Saiyad stopped murmuring (or got cautious), the Prophet said, "If she had left him undisturbed, he would have revealed his reality." (See Hadith No. 290, Vol 4 for details)

Quality of people devolves from Muhammed's day downward -- Sahih Buhari-- Volume 3, Book 48,  Number 820:

Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "The people of my generation are the best, then those who follow them, and then whose who follow the latter. After that there will come some people whose witness will go ahead of their oaths, and their oaths will go ahead of their witness." Ibrahim (a sub-narrator) said, "We used to be beaten for taking oaths by saying, 'I bear witness by the Name of Allah or by the Covenant of Allah."

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol 4, p. 316, Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "I have been sent in the best of the generations of the children of Adam, one generation after another generation, until I am born in the generation in which I am born." Attested by Bukhari.  

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 323, Abbas reported that he came to the Holy Prophet while he was in such a condition as he heard something ( about his linage from unbelievers ). The Holy Prophet got up to the pulpit and asked, "who am I?" They replied, "You are the messenger of Allah." Muhammed said, "I am Muhammed, son of Abdullah, son of Abdul Muttaleb. Allah created creations and made me the best of them. Then he divided them into two groups and made me the best of the two. Then he divided them into tribes and made me the best of the tribes. Then he made them into families and made me the best of the families. I am the best of them as a member and the best of them as a family. Attested by Tirmizi

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol 4, p. 328, Jaber reported that the Holy Prophet said, "Allah sent me to complete the excellent virtues and to perfect the good actions" Attested Sharhi-Sunnat

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 326, Obai-b-Ka'ab reported from the Holy Prophet who said: "When here will come the resurrection Day, I shall be the leader of the Prophets and their spokesman and one who will intercede for them without boast. Attested by Tirmizi

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 590, Osman-b-Affan reported that the Apostle of Allah said, "Whoso is treacherous to the Arabs, will not get my intercession and will not get my love." Attested by Tirmizi.  Kill or brutalize any race but the Arabs. Revenge is sweet?

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 594, Ibn Abbas reported that the Apostle of Allah said, "Love the Arabs for three things-- I am an Arab, and the Koran is in Arabic, and the talk of those in Paradise is in Arabic."

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 341, Abu Hurairah reported from the Holy Prophet who said, "Verily, I am a mercy that has been raised up." Attested by Darimi and Baihaqi. Muhammed IS the mercy. The Prophet John the Baptist said in The Bible, Matthew 3:1-3, In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 367-368, Jaber-b-Samorah reported that the Apostle of Allah said: "Verily I know certainly of a stone at Mecca which used to greet me before prophethood. Surely I recognize it even now." Attested by Muslim.

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 389-391, In this Hadith we have an account by Muhammed in which he claims that the angel Gabriel came down and split open Muhammed's chest, washed it in the water of the well at Zamzam, poured wisdom and faith into his chest, then took him by the hand and ascended to Paradise.

Fazlul Maulana-- The Apostle of Allah said, "Allah ordained fifty prayers a day for Muslims. I returned with that and passed by Moses on my way out of Paradise. Moses asked what Allah had ordained for Muslim prayer. I told him, fifty times a day. Moses said, 'Return to Allah and ask for less because your followers will not be able to pray that much.' I did so, and Allah remitted half. I returned to Moses and told him Allah had remitted half. Moses said, 'It is still too much. Go back and ask for less.' I went back again, and Allah said, 'They can pray five times a day, but it will be fifty to me." Attested by agreement.

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. Abu Hurairah reported that the Apostle of Allah said, (Muhammed speaking of himself ) "By the One in whose hand is the life of Muhammed, certainly there will come a day upon you in which you will not recognize me, but when you recognize me, I shall be dearer to you than your family members or you property." Attested by Muslim.


Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 337, Omme Solaim, a wife of Muhammed, reported that the Messenger of Allah used to take a mid-day nap near her. She used to spread a leather, and he would sleep on it. He perspired profusely and she used to gather his perspiration and put it in a perfume box. The Holy Prophet asked, "O Omme Solaim, what is this?" She said, "We put your perspiration in our perfume box because it is the most fragrant of the perfumes. We wish its blessing for our children." Muhammed said, "You are right." Attested by agreement. What comment is needed to such guruistic nonsense?

This legend was not just the notion of a silly wife, Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 340, Jaber reported that whenever the Holy Prophet tread on any path, when someone passed by later, that they could recognize that the prophet had passed by there because they could smell the fragrance of his perspiration. Attested by Darimi.

Three Hadith follow with little comment. They show the divine aura Muhammed had for the early Muslims. Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol. 4, p. 339, Jaber-b-Samorah reported, "I saw the prophet on a moon-lit night. The prophet was wearing a red gown. I looked at the moon and at Muhammed, and lo, he was more beautiful than the moon." Attested by Tirmizi and Darimi.

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol 4, p. 340, Ibn Abbas reported that the Holy Prophet's front teeth were wide apart. When he spoke, it seemed that light was coming from between his two front teeth. Attested by Darimi.

Fazlul Maulana-- Al Hadis, Vol 4, p. 605, Ayesha reported that when Muhammed died, the men didn't know if they should remove his clothing to wash him like they did for everyone else. To prevent them from doing evil, Allah put them to sleep, and each of them woke up with his shoulder in his chest. A voice came from nowhere saying, "Leave his clothes on him." So they poured water over his clothes and buried him. Attested by Baihaqi.