Al-Husayn reported: Ibn al-Mubarak, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the greatest of calamities is that a man knows his own shortcomings but…
View More Ibn Mubarak on Sins: Calamity to not care about your faultsTag: Calamity المصيبة
Hadith on Fitnah: Tribulations coming one after another
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, no prophet came before me but that it was…
View More Hadith on Fitnah: Tribulations coming one after anotherHadith on Trials: Nations gather to dominate weak Ummah
Thawban reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Soon the nations will be summoned to you just like one is…
View More Hadith on Trials: Nations gather to dominate weak UmmahHadith on Sins: Entire nation punished if disobedient gain upper hand
Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the disobedient gain ascendancy in my nation, Allah Almighty will…
View More Hadith on Sins: Entire nation punished if disobedient gain upper handIbn Mas’ud on Scholars: Death of a Muslim scholar is irreplaceable
Al-Hasan reported: Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The death of a scholar is a loss that cannot be replaced for as…
View More Ibn Mas’ud on Scholars: Death of a Muslim scholar is irreplaceableAisha on Death: Sudden death is mercy for believers, regret for wicked
Abu al-Ahwas reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “A sudden death is mercy for the believer and regretful for the wicked.” Source:…
View More Aisha on Death: Sudden death is mercy for believers, regret for wickedHadith on Punishment: Calamities afflict obedient, disobedient alike
Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When evil appears on the earth, Allah sends down his punishment upon its inhabitants.”…
View More Hadith on Punishment: Calamities afflict obedient, disobedient alikeHadith on Dhikr: Remembrance of Allah heaviest on the Scale
Abu Salma reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Nothing is heavier on the Scale than to glorify Allah, to praise Allah,…
View More Hadith on Dhikr: Remembrance of Allah heaviest on the ScaleAli on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endure
Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever renounces the worldly life, afflictions will be made easy…
View More Ali on Zuhd: Renouncing worldliness makes calamities easier to endureKhawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourself
Ahmad ibn Hanbal reported: Abu Muslim al-Khawlani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “To renounce the world does not mean to forbid what is…
View More Khawlani on Zuhd: Asceticism is to trust Allah over yourselfHadith on Trials: Believer purified by illness like iron in a fire
Abdur Rahman ibn Azhar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the parable of the believer, when he is…
View More Hadith on Trials: Believer purified by illness like iron in a fireHadith on Iman: O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith
Ammar ibn Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, by Your knowledge of the Unseen and Your…
View More Hadith on Iman: O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faithFudayl on Virtue: What is humility? What is patience?
Ibrahim ibn al-Ash’at reported: I asked Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, “What is humility?” Al-Fudayl said, “It is to humble yourself…
View More Fudayl on Virtue: What is humility? What is patience?Hadith on Qadr: Every day Allah attends to some matters
Abu Darda reported: Regarding the saying of the Almighty, “Every day he brings forth a matter,” (55:29), the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,…
View More Hadith on Qadr: Every day Allah attends to some mattersHadith on Patience: Reward for patience at first strike is Paradise
Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, if you are patient and restrained…
View More Hadith on Patience: Reward for patience at first strike is ParadiseHadith on Qadr: True faith is to believe Allah controls destiny
Abu Darda reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Everything has a reality, and the servant will not reach the reality of…
View More Hadith on Qadr: True faith is to believe Allah controls destinyHadith on Providence: Believers must accept the Divine Decree
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A servant does not have faith until he believes in…
View More Hadith on Providence: Believers must accept the Divine DecreeSufyan on Dua: What he dislikes is good if he prays about it
Ibn Abi Dunya reported: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What a servant dislikes may be better for him than what…
View More Sufyan on Dua: What he dislikes is good if he prays about itAli on Trials: Calamities due to sin, removed by repentance
Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “A trial is not sent down but due to a sin,…
View More Ali on Trials: Calamities due to sin, removed by repentanceHadith on Dua: To Allah we belong, to Allah we will return
Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity but that he should…
View More Hadith on Dua: To Allah we belong, to Allah we will return