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Umar II on Death: The Caliph trembles remembering the Hereafter

Al-Qaddah reported: Whenever death was mentioned in front of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, he would tremble like a bird and weep until his tears ran through his beard. Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 5/316 عَنْ الْقَدَّاح أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله كَانَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الْمَوْتُ انْتَفَضَ انْتِفَاضَ الطَّيْرِ وَبَكَى …

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Hadith on Quran: Parable of Surat al-Baqarah and Ali ‘Imran

Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for adhering to it is blessed, leaving it is sorrow, and the sorcerers cannot defeat it. Learn al-Baqarah and Ali ‘Imran, for they are both the brightly illuminated chapters coming on the Day of Resurrection as if they were …

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Hadith on Curses: Do not curse roosters, they wake you for prayer

Zayd ibn Khalid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not disparage the rooster, as it wakes you up for prayer.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5101 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَسُبُّوا الدِّيكَ فَإِنَّهُ يُوقِظُ …

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Hadith on Shuhada: Souls of martyrs alive in green birds of Paradise

Ka’b ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the souls of martyrs are in green birds, hanging from the fruit of Paradise, or the trees of Paradise.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1641 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …

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Hadith on Ihram: Pilgrims may kill harmful animals if needed

Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five animals are harmful and are lawful to kill while in a state of pilgrimage or otherwise: a snake, a speckled crow, a rat, a biting dog, and a kite.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1198 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ …

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Hadith on Animals: Oppressed animals testify on Judgment Day

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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Hadith on Quran: Recite al-Baqarah and Ali Imran, two blessed chapters

Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for its reciters. Recite the two brightly illuminated chapters, Surat al-Baqarah and Ali Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds, or …

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Hadith on Trust: People with hearts like birds enter Paradise

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “People whose hearts are like the hearts of birds will enter Paradise.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2840 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Al-Nawawi said, “It is interpreted to mean they are those who rely upon Allah, or those who have soft hearts.” Source: Riyāḍ …

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Hadith on Charity: Every tree a Muslim plants is rewarded as charity

Anas bin Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim plants a tree or sows a seed and then a bird, or a human, or an animal eats from it but that it is charity for him.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2320, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1553 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed …

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