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Hadith on Islam: Last virtue to lose in your religion is prayer

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The first thing you will lose in your religion is trust, and the final thing you will lose is prayer.” Source: Musnad al-Shihāb 216 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ …

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Umar on Salat: No share of Islam for one who leaves prayer

Al-Miswar ibn Makhramah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “There is no share of Islam for one who abandons the prayer.” Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ 117 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ الْمِسْوَر بْن مَخْرَمَةَ قال قال عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ لَا حَظَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لِمَنْ تَرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ 117 …

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Hadith on Fitnah: When practicing Islam is like grasping thorns

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Woe to the Arabs for an evil tribulation approaching like darkest part of the night! A man will wake up as believer but by evening will be an unbeliever. People will sell their religion for some pitiful gains in the world. …

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Hadith on Mercy: I will find Muhammad forgiving and generous

Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: On the day Mecca was liberated, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, granted general amnesty to all of the people except for four men and two women. They were ‘Ikramah ibn Abi Jahl, Abdullah ibn Khatal, Maqis ibn Subabah, and Abdullah ibn Sa’d. As for ‘Ikramah, …

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Hadith on War: Whoever fights or deceives believers is not a true Muslim

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever raises arms against us is not one of us. Whoever deceives us is not one of us.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 101 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَمَلَ …

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Hadith on Taqwa: Godfearing pious are closest to the Prophet

Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched him to Yemen, he went out with him to instruct Mu’adh as he was riding. When he finished, the Prophet said, “O Mu’adh, perhaps you will not see me after this year, perhaps you will pass by my mosque …

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Hudhayfah on Sins: Gradual disobedience led Israelites to unbelief

Tariq ibn Shihab reported: It was said to Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, “Was it in one day that the tribes of Israel abandoned their religion?” Hudhayfah said, “No, rather when they were given a command, they would leave it, and when they were given a prohibition, they would commit it, until they …

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Hadith on Trade: No undermining the sales of each other

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no undermining the sales of one another, nor undermining the marriages of one another.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4848, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1412 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim Al-Jamal said, “The non-Muslim citizen, the non-Muslim in a …

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Umar on Apostasy: Apostates taken peacefully or sentenced to prison

Anas ibn Malik reported: I said, “O commander of the faithful, some people have turned renegade against Islam and joined the idolaters. What is to be done to them other than killing?” Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “That I take hold of them on peaceful terms is more beloved to …

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Hadith on Sunnah: The Prophet leaves us with the Book and Sunnah

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed the people during the farewell sermon, saying, “Satan has despaired that he will ever be worshiped in your lands. Rather, he is pleased for you to obey him in matters beside that, among your deeds you consider insignificant. Beware, O people! …

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Hadith on Khawarij: Violent rebels are worst killed under heaven

Abu Ghalib reported: Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The khawarij are the worst of those slain under the heavens, and the best of those slain are those who were killed by them. They are the dogs of Hellfire. They were Muslims and then became unbelievers.” I said, “O Abu Umamah, is …

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Hadith on Fitnah: A trial coming in which to flee, not fight

Abu Musa al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, right before the Hour there will be a tribulation like pieces of the dark night in which a man may be a believer in the morning and an unbeliever by evening, or a believer in the evening and an …

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Hadith on Takfir: Accuser closer to unbelief than accused

Hudhayfah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I fear for you that a man will recite the Quran until his delight is seen and he takes Islam as a cloak. Then, he changes to whatever Allah wills for him, such that it is stripped from him and he throws it behind …

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Hadith on Khawarij: Violent rebels are dogs of Hellfire

Ibn Abi Awfa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The khawarij are the dogs of Hellfire.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 173 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْخَوَارِجُ هُمْ كِلَابُ النَّارِ 173 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب المقدمة …

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Hadith on Khawarij: Rebels with beautiful preaching, evil deeds

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be division and sectarianism in my nation, and a people will come with beautiful words and evil deeds. They will recite the Quran, but it will not pass beyond their throats. They will leave the religion as an …

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Umar II on Apostasy: Let them return to paying tribute, no punishment

Ma’mar reported: Some residents of the peninsula told me that some people had embraced Islam, but it was not long until they became apostates. Maymun ibn Mihran wrote to Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, regarding them and Umar wrote back saying, “Let them return to paying tribute and leave them …

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Hasan on Leaders: Obedience to corrupt rulers is difficult, but necessary

Ibn Rajab reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said regarding the rulers, “They take charge of five matters: the Friday prayer, the congregational prayers, the Eid celebration, guarding the frontiers, and the legal punishments. By Allah, the religion will not be upheld without them, even if they are tyrannical and oppressive. By …

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Hadith on Sins: You are not responsible for three persons

Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are three persons you will not be asked about: a man who separates from the community and disobeys his leader and dies in a state of disobedience, a servant who abandons his master and then dies, and a woman …

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Umar on Apostasy: I did not command it, I was not pleased

Muhammad ibn al-Qari reported: A man came to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, from Abu Musa al-Ashari. Umar asked him about the people and he informed him. Then, Umar said, “Do you have any recent news?” Abu Musa said, “Yes, a man turned back to unbelief after his Islam.” Umar said, …

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Hadith on Fitnah: People will leave Islam in crowds

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, people have entered the religion of Allah in crowds, and they will leave it in crowds.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 14286 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ جَابِر قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ دَخَلُوا فِي دِينِ …

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