Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety, sorrow, disability, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, the burdens of debt, and the repression of men.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6369 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قال كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ …
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Al-Ash’ath ibn Qays reported: I approached the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, during the delegation of Kindah. The Prophet said to me, “Do you have any children?” I said, “A boy was born to me as I was coming out to you, from a daughter of Jamd. I wish in his …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah has distributed your characters among you just as He has distributed your provision. Allah gives the world to those He loves and to those He does not love, but He only gives faith to those He loves. Whoever …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is too weak among you to pray at night that he might fall down, too miserly with his wealth that he might spend it, or too fearful of the enemy that he might fight them, then let him remember Allah …
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Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to seek refuge from these at the end of prayer, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from cowardice. I seek refuge in You from returning to the feebleness of old age. I seek refuge in You from the …
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Abu al-Yasar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being crushed under rubble. I seek refuge in You from falling into an abyss. I seek refuge in You from drowning, burning, and senility. I seek refuge in You from Satan …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The worst evil within a man is his restless greed and his utmost cowardice.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2511 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَرُّ مَا فِي رَجُلٍ شُحٌّ …
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Yahya ibn Sa’id reported: Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, dispatched armies to Syria and he said, “I give you ten instructions: Do not kill a woman, nor a child, nor an infirm elder. Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees, nor tear down inhabited buildings. Do not slaughter sheep or camels, except for …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disability, sloth, cowardice, senility, and miserliness. I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave and from the trials of life and death.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6367, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim …
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‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, these lineages of yours cannot be used to disparage anyone. You are all the children of Adam, going back to him equally and cannot be exceeded. No one is favored except by religion or good deeds. It is enough …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five sins cannot be expiated: idolatry with Allah, killing a soul without a just case, slandering a believer, fleeing the battlefield, and bearing false witness to consume the wealth of another without right.” Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn 1161 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Stay away from seven mortal sins.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?” The Prophet said, “Idolatry with Allah, occult magic, killing a soul that Allah has sanctified except for a just cause, consuming usury, usurping the property of an orphan, …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, enjoined upon me nine deeds, “Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut or burned. Do not deliberately leave off the prescribed prayer, for those who leave it have forfeited protection from Allah. Do not drink wine, for it …
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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the mosque one day while a man from the Ansar named Abu Umamah was there. The Prophet said, “O Abu Umamah, what is the matter that I see you sitting in the mosque while it is not time for prayer?” He …
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‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, these lineages of yours give no cause over anyone. All of you are only the children of Adam. No one is better than another except by religion and good deeds. It is enough sin for a man to be …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said to the soul: Go forth! It replied: I will not go but reluctantly.” Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 219 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِلنَّفَسِ اخْرُجِي قَالَتْ لاَ …
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Zayd ibn Harithah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says this supplication, ‘I seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty, besides whom there is no God, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to him,’ then Allah will forgive him even if he fled from battle.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3577 …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever dies without performing military service, or considering it for himself, he will have died upon a branch of hypocrisy.” Ibn al-Mubarak said, “We view this as during the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” …
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Zayd ibn Arqam reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would supplicate, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disability, sloth, cowardice, miserliness, senility, and the punishment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul a sense of righteousness and purify it, for You are the best to purify it. …
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