Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some people who were shooting arrows at a ram for target practice. The Prophet disapproved of it and he said, “Do not mutilate your animals.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4440 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ …
Hadith on Animals: Prohibition of mutilating, torturing animals Read More »
Abu Tha’labah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “An animal used as a target is not lawful.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4438 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani Al-Sindi said, “The meaning is that it becomes carrion, which is not lawful to eat, and using it as a target is also forbidden, …
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Aisha reported: Some people among the bedouins would bring us meat and we did not know if the name of Allah was mentioned over it or not. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Mention the name of Allah over it and eat.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 4436 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani …
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Sharid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever kills so much as a sparrow unjustly, it will plead to Allah on the Day of Resurrection, saying: O Lord, he killed me unjustly, and he did not kill be for any beneficial purpose.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5894 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If someone kills so much as a sparrow, or anything larger, without a just cause, Allah Almighty will ask him about it on the Day of Resurrection.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is a just cause?” The …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he went out to relieve himself. We saw a red sparrow that had two chicks with her and we took her chicks, so the sparrow started to flap her wings. The Prophet came to …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pray towards the Sacred House in Jerusalem, then it was revealed to him, “We have certainly seen you turning your face to the heaven. We will surely turn you to a direction of prayer that will please you. Turn …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would say in his bowing and prostrating, “He is glorified and holy, the Lord of the angels and the spirit.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 487 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عن عائشة أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ سُبُّوحٌ …
Hadith on Salat: The Prophet’s supplication in bowing, prostrating Read More »
Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he finished his Witr prayer with invocations of peace, he would say, “Glory to the King, the Holy.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1430 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, had your nation not recently left ignorance, I would have had the Ka’bah pulled down and rebuilt to include the portion which had been missing. I would have made it level with the ground, with two doors, one towards the …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah raises the status of people by this book, and by it he humbles others.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 817 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عمر بن الخطاب أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُ …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever recites the ‘verse of the Throne’ after every prescribed prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and entry into Paradise but his death.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 8068 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said in his farewell sermon, “Fear Allah your Lord, pray your five prayers, fast your month of Ramadan, give charity from your wealth, and obey those in authority over you. You will enter the Paradise of your Lord.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 616 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The world is sweet and green. Verily, Allah will make you successors in it to see how you will behave. Beware of the world and beware of women. Verily, the first trial of the children of Israel was with women.” …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah accepts the repentance of his servants, as long as they are not on their death bed.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3537 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَعَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ …
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Abu Musa reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty stretches out His hand by night to accept the repentance of those who sin by day, and He stretches out His hand by day to accept the repentance of those who sin by night, until the sun rises from the …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O people, turn to Allah in repentance. Verily, I repent to Him one hundred times in a day.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2702 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تُوبُوا إِلَى …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the parable of myself and the Prophets before me is that of a man who built a house, perfected it, and beautified it, except for the place of one brick at its cornerstone. The people walk around it and are amazed …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not believe the people of the Book, nor disbelieve them. Say: We have faith in Allah, in what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes of Israel, in what …
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Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa reported: On the days the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, faced the enemy in battle, he waited until the sun had set, then he stood in front of the people. The Prophet said, “O people, do not desire to meet the enemy, but rather ask Allah for …
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