Abdul Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Soon the world will be dominated by the fool, son of the fool, son of the fool. The best of people will be a believer between an honorable grandparent and an honorable child.” Source: Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār 2051 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
Hadith on the Hour: World to be dominated by foolish dynasties Read More »
Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Four traits in my nation are among the affairs of ignorance that they have not abandoned: boasting over status, disparaging over lineage, seeking rain by the stars, and wailing over the dead.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 934 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim …
Hadith on Jahiliyyah: Four traits left over from pre-Islamic ignorance Read More »
Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two men shared their lineages in the time of Moses, upon him be peace. One man boasted to the other: I am this person, son of this person, back for nine generations. Who are you? You have no mother? The …
Hadith on Tribalism: Two men share lineage, one man goes to Hellfire Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn your lineages to solidify your family ties. Verily, keeping family ties causes love among the kinship, enriches the wealth, and increases the lifespan.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1979 Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …
Hadith on Lineage: Learn your family history to solidify familial ties Read More »
Ubayy ibn Ka’b reported: The idolaters asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, “Tell us the lineage of your Lord.” Then, Allah revealed the verse, “Say: He is Allah, the One, Allah the Eternal Refuge.” (112:1-2) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3364 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّ …
Hadith on Ikhlas: Idolaters ask for the lineage of Allah Almighty Read More »
‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, these lineages of yours cannot be used to disparage anyone. You are all the children of Adam, going back to him equally and cannot be exceeded. No one is favored except by religion or good deeds. It is enough …
Hadith on Lineage: All people go back equally to Adam and Eve Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon to the people on the day Mecca was liberated. The Prophet said, “O people, Allah has removed the slogans of ignorance from you and the exaltation of its forefathers. The people are only two kinds: either a righteous, Godfearing believer dignified …
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Abu Huraira reported: A bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Indeed, my wife has given birth to a black boy and I have disowned him.” The Prophet said, “Do you have camels?” He said yes. The Prophet said, “What color are they?” He said, “They …
Hadith on Lineage: The Prophet does not let him disown his child Read More »
Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the worst of lies are for a man to claim lineage from someone other than his father, or that he saw a dream he did not see, or to say the Messenger of Allah said what he did not …
Hadith on Lies: Worst lies about lineage, dreams, Prophets Read More »
Yazid ibn al-‘Asim reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “What do you consider nobility? Allah has made clear the most noble to Allah is the most righteous. What do you consider honor? The best in honor are those among you with the best character.” Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 893 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: Safiyyah hared that Hafsa referred to her as, “Daughter of a Jew!” So Safiyyah started crying. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered while she was crying and he said, “What makes you cry?” Safiyyah said, “Hafsa said about me that I am a daughter of Jew.” The Prophet …
Hadith on Pride: The Prophet rebukes Hafsa for insulting Safiyyah Read More »
Mughira ibn Shu’ba reported: When I came to Najran, the Christian monks asked me, “You recite the verse, ‘O sister of Aaron,’ (19:28) but Moses was born long before Jesus by many years.” When I came back to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, I asked him about it and he …
Hadith on Maryam: Why Mary is called sister of Aaron Read More »
Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah chose Kinanah from the sons of Ishmael, he chose the Quraysh from Kinanah, he chose the tribe of Hashim from the Quraysh, and he chose me from the tribe of Hashim.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2276 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has removed from you the pride of the time of ignorance with its boasting of ancestors. Verily, one is only a righteous believer or a miserable sinner. All of the people are the children of Adam, and Adam was created from dust.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī …
Hadith on Adam: All people are the children of Adam Read More »
Abu Musa al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah Almighty created Adam from a handful which He took from the earth, so the children of Adam come in accordance with the earth. Some come with red skin, white skin, or black skin, and whatever is in between: …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever conceals …
Hadith on Brotherhood: Allah helps him as long as he helps his brother Read More »