Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No doubt, by Allah, I have admonished you, commanded you, and prohibited you from things like those in the Quran or even more. Verily, Allah Almighty has not made it lawful for you to enter the houses of the People …
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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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Thabit ibn al-Hajjaj reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stood up among the people and praised and thanked Allah, then he said, “No doubt, do not kill the monk in the monastery.” Ibn Taymiyyah said, “The majority of scholars say monks are not killed (during war) unless they are among those who …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever prays our prayer, faces our direction of prayer, and eats our slaughtered animals, they are Muslims under the protection of Allah and His Messenger. Thus, do not betray Allah in the matter of His protection.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 391 …
Hadith on Qiblah: Those who pray towards Mecca are Muslims Read More »
Isra’il Abi Musa reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “What is Islam? It is that you surrender your heart to Allah Almighty, and that every Muslim and protected person is safe from you.” Source: al-Zuhd wal-Raqā’iq 644 عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ الحسن البصري رحمه الله مَا الْإِسْلَامُ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ قَلْبُكَ …
Hasan on Islam: Religion is to worship Allah, at peace with others Read More »
Abu Bakrah reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by the door of some people, over which was an old blind man asking for charity. Umar tapped him on the shoulder from behind and he said, “From which people of the Book are you?” The man said, “I am a Jew.” …
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Abu Ja’far reported: The commander of the faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by an old man among the non-Muslim citizens who was going from house to house begging for charity. Umar said, “We have not been fair to you, that we take tribute from you in your youth and …
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Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was presented with a dispute between a Muslim and a Jew. Umar believed that the truth was on the side of the Jew, so he passed judgment in his favor. The Jew said to him, “By Allah, you have judged with the …
Umar on Judgment: The Caliph judges in favor of the Jew Read More »
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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Yahya ibn Yahya reported: I wrote to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, asking him about the verse, “Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress,” (2:190). Umar wrote back to me, saying, “This refers to women, children, and whoever among them is not waging …
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Muhammad ibn Ka’b reported: Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about initiating the greeting of peace to non-Muslim citizens and he said we should respond to their greeting, but we do not greet them first. As for me, I do not see any harm in greeting them with peace …
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‘Urwah ibn Ruwaym reported: I saw Abu Umamah al-Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, greet with peace whomever he would meet among the Muslims and non-Muslim citizens. Abu Umamah would say, “This is the greeting for the people of our religion, an assurance of security for the people of our covenant, and the name …
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Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad reported: He said, “O Messenger of Allah, if I confront an unbeliever and we fight each other and he severs one of my hands with his sword, then he hides from me behind a tree and claims he has submitted himself to Allah, should I kill him?” The Prophet said, “Do not …
Hadith on Life: No killing disbelievers if they claim to accept Islam Read More »
Jundab ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs the dawn prayer will be under the guardianship of Allah. Thus, let not one of you be held to account for his guardianship in any way. For if Allah seeks recompense for his guardianship in any way, Allah will …
Hadith on Prayer: Whoever prays Fajr prayer under protection of Allah Read More »
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever seeks refuge with you in the name of Allah, grant him refuge. Whoever asks you in the name of Allah, give it to him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5109 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ …
Hadith on Safety: Grant safety to whoever asks in name of Allah Read More »
Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The wife of Al-Walid ibn ‘Uqbah came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and she complained to him saying, “O Messenger of Allah! Al-Walid has beaten me!” The Prophet said, “Say to him: He has protected me.” She did not stay but for a while until she …
Hadith on Divorce: The Prophet protects wife from abusive husband Read More »
Ali Ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The protection of the Muslims is one; they strive to fulfill it among the least of them. Whoever betrays a Muslim, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and the people altogether. His obligatory and voluntary good …
Hadith on Covenants: Civil protection of the Muslims is one Read More »
Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would present himself to people and he said, “Is there a man who can take me to his people? Verily, the Quraysh have prevented me from preaching the word of my Lord.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2925 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albanii عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ …
Hadith on Persecution: The Quraysh persecute the Prophet for preaching Read More »
Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Medina is sacred from the mountain unto the end. Whoever innovates a heresy in it or aids a heretic, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and the people altogether. His obligatory and surplus good deeds will …
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Ibn Asakir reported: When Sa’d passed by Abu Sufyan with the banner of the Prophet on the day Mecca was liberated, he announced, “O Abu Sufyan! Today is a day of slaughter! Today the unlawful will be lawful! Today Allah will disgrace the Quraish!” So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, …
Hadith on Fath: Liberation of Mecca is a day of mercy Read More »