Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, say, 'While a shepherd was tending to his sheep, a wolf
came and snatched one of the sheep. The shepherd went after the wolf which
turned to him and said, 'Who will look after them on the 'Day of Wild Beasts'?
They will have no shepherd but me.' People said, 'Glory be to Allah!' The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I believe
it - I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The spirits are massed armies. Those of
them that knew one another are friendly. Those that did not know one another
disagree."
'Ali said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
was in a funeral procession an he picked up something and began to scratch
the ground with it. He said, 'There is none of you who does not have his
seat written either in the Fire or in the Garden.' They said, 'Messenger
of Allah, then should we not rely on what is written for us and abandon
action?' 'Act.' he said. 'Every thing is easy if you were created for it.'
He added, 'As for someone who is one of the people of happiness, it is
easy for him to perform the actions of happiness. As for someone who is
one of the people of wretchedness, it is easy for him to perform the actions
of wretchedness.' Then he recited, 'As for him who gives out and has
taqwa and confirms the Good' (92:5-10)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: الأرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ، فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ، وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ.
'A'isha said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, 'The arwah are a massed army. When they already
know each other, they are friendly. When they do not know each other, they
disagree.'"
