Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The unpaid alms of one of you will come on the Day of Resurrection as a white-headed, venomous serpent. Its owner will flee from it, but it will pursue him, saying: I am your treasure! By Allah, the serpent will not …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man will take his father’s hand on the Day of Resurrection and want to enter Paradise with him. It will be announced: An idolater will not enter Paradise! Allah has forbidden Paradise for the idolaters! He will say: O …
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Abdur Rahman ibn Shibl reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Recite the Quran and do not exaggerate in it, do not abandon it, do not earn your livelihood from it, and do not accumulate wealth from it.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 15529 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ عَبْدِ …
Hadith on Quran: Recite Allah’s Book sincerely, not for wealth Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is never thankful to people is never thankful to Allah.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1955 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ لَمْ يَشْكُرِ اللهَ …
Hadith on Ingratitude: Be grateful to both Allah and people Read More »
Talq ibn ‘Ali reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He will not enter Paradise whose neighbor is not secure from his harm.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 8250 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ طَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْحَنَفِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي …
Hadith on Neighbors: No Paradise for an evil neighbor Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not a believer whose neighbor is not safe from his malevolence.” Source: al-Mustadrak ‘alá al-Ṣaḥīḥayn 7300 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ مَنْ لَا …
Hadith on Malice: Believers are not malicious to neighbors Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn the Quran and use it to ask Allah for Paradise before people learn it to ask for the world. Verily, the Quran is learned for three reasons: a man who uses it to boast, a man who uses it …
Hadith on Quran: Study the Book for Allah, not the world Read More »
Abu Shurayh reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Hospitality for the guest is no more than three days, and it is courteous to host for one day and night. It is not lawful for a Muslim man to reside with his brother until he tempts him to sin.” They said, “O …
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Wa’il al-Hadrami reported: Tariq ibn Suwayd asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about wine and the Prophet prohibited him from preparing it. Tariq said, “I only prepare it as medicine.” The Prophet said, “Verily, it is not a cure, but rather it is a sickness.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1851 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
Hadith on Alcohol: Intoxicants are poisonous, not medicine Read More »
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever pulls his hand away from lawful obedience to the ruler, he will meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection without any argument in his favor. Whoever dies without any ties of allegiance, he will have died a death of …
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Mu’awiyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah might forgive any sin except for a man who kills a believer on purpose or a man who dies as an unbeliever.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3984 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى …
Hadith on Kufr: Allah may forgive anything but murder and disbelief Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the children of Israel split into seventy-one sects and this nation will surely split into seventy-two sects. All of them are in the Hellfire except one: the united community.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3993 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered a palm garden of the tribe of Al-Najjar one day, and he heard the voices of men from the tribe who had died in the time of ignorance being punished in their graves. The Prophet went out startled and he commanded his …
Hadith on Death: The Prophet hears them punished in the grave Read More »
Umm Salamah reported: She said, “O Messenger of Allah, Hisham ibn al-Mughirah used to feed the hungry, entertain the guest, uphold family ties, and free captives. Were Islam to have reached him, he would have embraced it. Will he be rewarded for any of it?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, …
Hadith on Kufr: Good deeds to be praised no benefit Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a man commits adultery, faith departs from him as if it were a cloud overhead. When he stops what he is doing, faith returns to him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4690 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ …
Hadith on Adultery: Faith leaves with major sin, returns with repentance Read More »
Abdullah ibn Salam reported: We were travelling with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when people were heard saying, “Which deeds are best, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet said, “Faith in Allah and His Messenger, jihad in the way of Allah, and a righteous Hajj pilgrimage.” Then, a caller was …
Hadith on Shirk: Word of faith absolves from idolatry Read More »
Salamah ibn Nu’aym reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever meets Allah without associating any partners with Him will eventually enter Paradise.” I said, “Even if he commits adultery and theft?” The Prophet said, “Even if he commits adultery and theft.” Source: al-Sunnah li-Ibn Abī ‘Āṣim 971 Grade: Sahih …
Hadith on Hereafter: Sinful believers enter Paradise after punishment Read More »
Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a good deed and is pleased with it, and commits a sin and is distressed by it, then he is a believer.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19565 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ …
Hadith on Sins: True believers upset by their bad deeds Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Ansari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Regret is part of repentance, and one who truly repents is like one without sin.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 22/306 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنِ أَبِي سَعْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةٌ …
Hadith on Tawbah: One who repents is without sin Read More »
Jarir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man commits sinful disobedience among a people, although they could prevent him but do not, except that Allah will strike them all with punishment before they die.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4339 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) …
Hadith on Enjoining: Collective punishment for failure to stop evil Read More »