Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No people are led astray after being guided but that they indulged in arguments.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “They strike an example for you only to argue. Rather, they are a quarrelsome people.” (43:58) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3253 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: He heard the shouting of two men disputing over a verse. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us and we could see the anger on his face, and he said, “Verily, those before you were ruined by their differences over the Book.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: A man was reciting a verse which I had heard differently from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. I took his hand and brought him to the Prophet and he said, “Both of your recitations are good. Do not differ, for the nations before you were destroyed by their …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not make the prophets better than one another.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Do not say that anyone is better than Jonah son of Mata, upon him be peace.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2281, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2374 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to us while we were arguing about the divine decree. Then, the Prophet became angry until his face was red, as if a pomegranate were bursting from his cheeks. The Prophet said, “With this I have commanded you? With this I was …
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Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, heard some people disputing near the door of his house. The Prophet came out and said, “Verily, I am only a human being. Two opponents come to me for judgment and perhaps some of you are more articulate than others, so I …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you wakes up in the morning for fasting, then he should not use obscene language or behave foolishly. If anyone abuses him or fights with him, he should say twice: Indeed, I am fasting.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1151 …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are four signs that make someone a pure hypocrite and whoever has them has a characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it: when he speaks he lies, when he makes a covenant he is treacherous, when he makes a …
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Sulayman ibn Surad reported: Two people insulted each other in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the eyes of one of them became red like embers and the veins of his neck were bulging. The Prophet said, “Verily, I know a word he could say to calm …
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Abu Huraira reported: Two people, one Jewish and the other Muslim, fell into dispute and began to abuse one another. The Muslim said, “By the one who has chosen Muhammad above the worlds!” And the Jew said, “By the one who has chosen Moses above the worlds!” Then the Muslim slapped the face of the …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for one who leaves arguments even if he is right, and a house in the middle of Paradise for one who abandons lies even when joking, and a house in the highest part …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah said, ‘Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except for fasting. It is for Me and I will reward it.’ Fasting is a shield, so when one of you fasts, he may not be obscene or boisterous. …
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Sahl bin Sa’d reported: The people of Quba’ were fighting to the point of throwing stones. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was told about that, so he said, “Go with us. We will reconcile between them.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2693 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most hated man to Allah is the one who is fiercest in an argument.” (2:204) Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2668 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ أَبْغَضَ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى اللَّهِ …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The hairsplitters have been ruined.” The Prophet said it three times. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2670 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلَكَ الْمُتَنَطِّعُونَ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا 2670 صحيح مسلم كتاب العلم …
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