Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Avoid these filthy crimes that Allah has prohibited. Whoever commits one, let him seek concealment from Allah and repent to Allah. Verily, whoever shows us his deed, we will retaliate according to the Book of Allah.” Source: Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār …
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Ya’la reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw a man bathing in public, so he ascended the pulpit and then praised and extoled Allah. The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah Almighty is forbearing, modest, and protective. He loves modesty and protection. Thus, if one of you washes himself, let him protect …
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Abu al-Haytham reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not hold people responsible for what they cannot do, and do not get even with people to the exclusion of their Lord. O son of Adam, you must be concerned with yourself, for whoever pursues what he sees in people, his grief …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Blessed is he who is occupied with his own faults over the faults of people.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 6237 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Hajar عَن أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم طُوبَى لِمَنْ شَغَلَهُ عَيْبُهُ عَن عُيُوبِ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever restrains his tongue, Allah Almighty will cover his faults. Whoever controls his anger, Allah Almighty will protect him from His punishment. Whoever apologizes to Allah Almighty, He will accept his apology.” Source: al-Ṣamt li Ibn Abī Dunyā 21 Grade: Hasan …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I swear an oath upon three truths. Allah Almighty does not make one with a share in Islam like one without. The shares of Islam are three: prayer, fasting, and charity. Allah Almighty will not take a servant as an ally in …
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‘Abbad ibn Abdullah reported: Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her said, “How quick are people to fault what they have no knowledge about!” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 973 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنه أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مَا أَسْرَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَنْ يَعِيبُوا مَا …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One of you sees the speck in his brother’s eye while he forgets the log in his own eye.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5761 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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‘Abbad ibn ‘Abbad reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “May Allah have mercy on the one who shows me my faults.” Source: Sunan al-Dārimī 649 عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبَّادٍ الْخَوَّاصِ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَهْدَى إِلَيَّ عُيُوبِي 649 سنن الدارمي المقدمة باب رسالة …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do good deeds in the time that you have and take advantage of the moments of gentle breeze from the mercy of Allah. Verily, Allah has moments of gentle breeze from his mercy that he sends upon whomever he wills …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the most beloved to me are those of you with the best character, soft in nature, friendly and befriended. The most hateful of you to Allah are those who spread gossip, who cause discord between loved ones and seek misery …
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Sharqi ibn al-Quttami reported: Sayfi ibn Rabah, may Allah have mercy on him, said to his son, “O my son, know that quickest crime to be punished is oppression and that the worst supporter is transgression. The foundation of good character is to restrict speech, and the most evil of manners is excessively fault others.” …
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Al-Bukhari reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If you intend to mention the faults of your companions, then remember your own faults.” Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 328 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Bukhari Ibn Qudamah said, “Beware of being preoccupied with rectifying others before you rectify yourself. Busy yourself with rectifying your …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever cancels the sale of a regretful Muslim, Allah will cancel his mistakes on the Day of Resurrection.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2199 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ …
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Abdullah ibn Shumayt reported: Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “A man will not hit the mark, nor fulfill his manhood, until he has two characteristics: Forgiving people and overlooking their faults.” Source: al-Murū’ah 106 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شُمَيْطِ قَالَ قَالَ أَيُّوب السَّخْتِيَانِي رحمه الله لَا يَنْبُلُ الْمَرْءُ وَلَا تَتِمُّ مُرُوءَتُهُ …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not wrong him, nor surrender him. Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs. Whoever relieves a Muslim from distress, Allah will relieve him from distress …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Overlook the faults of good people, except for legal punishments.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4375 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقِيلُوا ذَوِي الْهَيْئَاتِ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ إِلَّا الْحُدُودَ 4375 سنن …
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Yahya ibn al-Mukhtar reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Love others moderately and hate others moderately. Some people were extreme in their love of others and were destroyed by it, and some people were extreme in their hatred of others and were destroyed by it. Do not be extreme in your …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Keep away from these ugly deeds that Allah has prohibited. Whoever falls into them should cover himself with the covering of Allah Almighty.” Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is narrated from Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever restricts his tongue, Allah will cover his faults. Whoever restrains his anger, Allah will restrain his punishment on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever apologizes to Allah, Allah Almighty will accept his apology.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 7818 Grade: Hasan (fair) …
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