The other: from al-Aʿraj, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ... He then related it with similar wording, except that it contains:
“The Balance” in place of “withholding.”
It was recorded by al-Bukhārī (4684 and 7411), Muslim (3/77), al-Tirmidhī (3045), Ibn Mājah in al-Sunan (197), and Aḥmad (2/242 and 500). *
- “We have adopted a signet ring and engraved an inscription upon it, so no one should engrave the same inscription.”
It was recorded by al-Bukhārī (5874), al-Nasāʾī (9510, 9511, and 9534), and Ibn Mājah (3640), through ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Ṣuhayb, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, adopted a signet ring and had an inscription engraved upon it. He said: ... He then cited the hadith. The wording is al-Nasāʾī’s, who added:
Anas then said: “It is as though I can see its gleam in his hand.”
The hadith also has a supporting narration from Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, with similar wording.
It was narrated by al-Bukhārī, Muslim, and others; al-Tirmidhī graded it authentic. It is also documented in Mukhtaṣar al-Shamāʾil (61/81). *
- “You invited us as five, and this man has followed us. If you wish, you may permit him to join us, and if you wish, you may leave him behind.” He said: “Rather, I permit him.”
It was recorded by al-Bukhārī (5434 and 5461), Muslim (6/115–116), al-Tirmidhī (1099), al-Nasāʾī in al-Sunan al-Kubrā (6614 and 6615), and al-Dārimī (2/105–