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 said, " By God! If I had come near it, I would have shown you his grave on the side of the road near a red heap." ' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Ibn 'Abbas that, ' The Prophet said, " On the night on which I was taken to heaven, I saw Moses : a man of the colour of wheat, tall and of curly hair, as if he were one of the men of Shami'ah. And I saw Jesus : a man of medium stature, inclining to red and .white, and with the hair of his head hanging down. And I saw Malik, the 'keeper of the fire, and (I saw) Antichrist." (These were) amongst the signs which God showed to him. Therefore be not in doubt concern- ing his meeting them.' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Abu Hurairah that, ' The Prophet said, ' There were two women, each of whom had a son. And there came a wolf and took away the son of one of them. Then her companion said, * It has only taken thy son.' But the other said, ' It only went off with thy son.' Then they went to David for judgement. And he gave judgement in favour of the elder woman. Then they went out to Solomon, the son of David, and informed him. He said, ' Bring me a knife, and I will divide the remaining son between you.' Then the younger woman said, ' Do not do so. May God have mercy on thee! He is her son.' Then he gave judgement in favour of the younger woman." ' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Abu Musa that, ' The Prophet said, "Many amongst men were perfect; but none amongst women were perfect except Mary, daughter of ' Imran, and Asiyah the wife of Pharaoh. And the excellence of 'Ayesha over women is like the excellence of bread soup over all other food." ' Muslim, Al Bukhdri.

It is related from Jabir bin 'Abdu'llah that, 'The -Apostle of God said, " It has been permitted me to tell you about the one amongst the angels of God who bears up the throne. Verily the distance between the lobe of his ears and his shoulder is a journey of seven hundred years." ' Abu Ddud.

It is related from Abu Hurairah that he said, ' The Apostle of God took hold of my hand and said, "God created the earth on Saturday, and he created the mountains on it on Sunday, and He created the trees on Monday, and He created all unpleasant