Book 10
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It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf that he heard
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:"Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am ar-Rahman and I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."
It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
“Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am ar-Rahman and I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."
It was narrated from "Abdullah bin ‘Amir bin Rabee"ah that
"Umar bin al-Khattab set out towards Syria. When he was in Sargh, he heard that an epidemic had broken out in Syria. ‘AbdurRahman bin "awf told him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. “If you hear of it in some land, do not go there; if it occurs in some land and you are there, do not leave it, fleeing from it.” So ‘Umar bin al-Khattab returned from Sargh.
It was narrated from "Abdullah bin ‘Abbas that
"Umar bin al-Khattab set out for Syria, then when he was in Sargh, he was met by the commanders of the troops, Abu ‘Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah and his companions, and they told him that an epidemic had broken out in Syria.... and he narrated the same Hadeeth. He said: ‘Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf came, who had been away on an errand, and said: I know something about this. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "If it [the epidemic] is in a land and you are there, do not leave it, fleeing from it; and if you hear of it in some land, do not go there.
It was narrated that "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
“If you hear of it in some land and you are not there, then do not enter it (that land); if it occurs when you are there, then do not leave it fleeing from it."
It was narrated that Bajalah said:
‘Umar did not want to take the jizyah from the Magians until "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf testified that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had taken it from the Magians of Hajar.
It was narrated that Abu Salamah said:
Abdur-Raddad fell sick and "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf visited him. Abur-Raddad said: The best of them and the one who most upholds ties of kinship, as far as I know, is Abu Muhammad. "Abdur-Rahman bin "Awf said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am Allah and I am ar-Rahman. I have created ar-rahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off.“
It was narrated from Ibraheen bin ‘Abdullah bin Qariz. that his father told him that
he entered upon "Abdur-Rahman bin ’Awf when he was sick, and ‘Abdur-Rahman said to him. May your rahim uphold ties of kinship with you. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, said: "I am Allah and I am ar-Rahman, I have created arrahim (ties of kinship) and have derived its name from My name. Whoever upholds ties of kinship, I will uphold ties with him and whoever breaks ties of kinship, I shall cut him off."
It was narrated from Nadr bin Shaiban al-Huddani that Abu Salamah bin "Abdur-Rahman said:
I said to him: Why don"t you tell me a hadeeth from your father that your father heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He said: Ramadan came and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ramadan is a month that Allah has enjoined fasting and I have established the Sunnah of praying qiyam during it for the Muslims. Whoever fasts it out of faith and seeking reward will emerge from his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”
It was narrated from "Ubaidullah bin ‘Abdullah, from Ibn "Abbas, that
he was discussing the issue of prayer with ‘Umar. "Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf came to them and said: Shall I not tell you of a hadeeth that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? They said: Yes. He said: I bear witness that sheard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever offers a prayer and thinks that he did less than he should, let him continue praying until he thinks that he did more than he should."