and do not be the first to enter the market, nor the last to leave it. Inside it Satan has laid his eggs and hatched his brood.”

1852 – ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal related from ʿAbdullāh ibn Sarjis (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I once said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, “O Messenger of Allah, may Allah forgive you.” He replied, “And may He forgive you.” ʿĀṣim continued: I asked him, “Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ seek forgiveness for you?” He answered, “Yes, and for you as well,” and then recited, “So seek forgiveness for your sin, and for the believing men and believing women” (Surah Muḥammad, 19). Reported by Muslim.

1853 – Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet ﷺ declared, “Among the words people have preserved from the earliest prophetic teaching is: ‘If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.’” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

1854 – Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The very first case to be adjudicated between people on the Day of Resurrection will concern bloodshed.” (1) Agreed upon.

1855 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The angels were created from light, the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire, and Adam from what has already been described to you.” (2) Reported by Muslim.

1856 – She (may Allah be pleased with her) also said: The character of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ was the Quran. Reported by Muslim within a longer narration.

1857 – She further related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah loves to meet him; and whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah dislikes to meet him.” I asked, “O Messenger of Allah, is it because we dislike death? For all of us dislike death.” He replied, “It is not that. Rather, when the believer is given the glad tidings of Allah’s mercy—”