the foremost lady among the women of the believers, or the foremost lady among the women of this Ummah?’ So I laughed with the very laughter you saw.” Agreed upon, and this is Muslim’s wording.

693 – Thābit narrates from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us, then sent me on an errand (1). Because of that I was late returning to my mother. When I came she asked, “What kept you?” I replied, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand.” She said, “What was his errand?” I answered, “It is a secret.” She said, “Never tell anyone the secret of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” Anas added, “By Allah, if I were to tell anyone that secret, I would have told you, Thābit.” Narrated by Muslim; al-Bukhārī relates part of it in abridged form.

86 – Chapter: Fulfilling Covenants and Keeping Promises

Allah the Exalted says: “And fulfill the covenant, for the covenant will surely be questioned about.” ⦗Al-Isrāʾ 17:34⦘; and He says: “Fulfill the covenant of Allah when you conclude a covenant.” ⦗An-Naḥl 16:91⦘; and He says: “O you who believe, fulfill contracts.” ⦗Al-Māʾidah 5:1⦘; and He says: “O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do? It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.” ⦗As-Ṣaff 61:2-3⦘.

694 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The sign of the hypocrite (2) is three: when he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he is trusted he betrays.” Agreed upon. Muslim adds in one narration: “even if he fasts, prays, and claims to be a Muslim.”

695 – ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ