`Amr b. Shu'aib, on his father's authority, told that his grandfather reported God's messenger as saying, "Which people's faith pleases you most?" On receiving the reply that they were the angels he said, "But why should they not believe when they are with their Lord?" It was suggested that they were the prophets to which he replied, "Why should they not believe when inspiration descends on them?" The people suggested themselves and he said, "Why should you not believe when I am among you?" He told that God's messenger then said, "The people whose faith pleases me most are people who will come after my time who will find sheets containing a Book in whose contents they will believe." `Abd ar-Rahman b. al-`Awf' al-Hadrami said he was told the following by one who had heard the Prophet say it:
"Among the last of this people will be some who will have a reward like that of the first of them. They will recommend what is reputable, forbid what is disreputable, and fight with those who cause dissensions." Baihaqi transmitted the two traditions in Dalail an-nubuwa.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 495, 1151, 2129, 3504), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1181, 1234, 2819, 3471), An-Nasa’i (No. 3353, 4611, 4630) and Ahmad (No. 6384, 6422, 6491, 6640, 6668). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 0l).
"Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are ten, and separate them (boys and girls) in beds."
‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father that his grandfather said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his…