Talhah reported: I passed by some people with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who were on top of palm trees. The Prophet said, “What are you doing?” They said, “They are grafting them, mixing the male and female to produce more yield.” The Prophet said, “I do not expect it …
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Al-Qurtubi reported: Al-Kalbi, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It was the habit of the Arabs that if a man among them desired anything, he would worship it besides Allah. If he saw something better, he would leave what he first worshipped and worship what is better. This is the meaning of the verse: …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had a camel named Al-‘Adba and she could not be outraced. A bedouin came riding his camel and outraced her. That was difficult for the Muslims and they said, “Al-‘Adba has been beaten!” The Prophet said, “Verily, it is a duty upon Allah …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah sent down the disease and the cure, and for every disease He made a cure. Seek treatment, but do not seek treatment by the unlawful.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3874 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) …
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Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, writes, “As for knowing the condition of people, this is a tremendous principle required of the scholar and judge. For if he does not have a proper understanding of commanding and forbidding and then he applies one judgment over another, it will cause more harm than benefit. …
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Aisha reported: Gabriel came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with her image on a green, silken cloth and he said, “Verily, this is your wife in this world and in the Hereafter.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3880 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ جَاءَ بِصُورَتِهَا فِي خِرْقَةِ حَرِيرٍ …
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Al-Suyuti reported: The judge Abu Sa’id responded comprehensively in regard to a question about the school of Al-Shafi’i with four rules (qawa’id); first, certainty does not remove doubt. The basis of this is the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “Verily, Satan comes to one of you while he is in …
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Zirr ibn Hubaysh reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, Allah looked at the hearts of the servants, and He found that the heart of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was the best among them, so He chose him for Himself and He sent him with His message. …
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Al-Rubayyi’ bint Mu’awwidh reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to me after performing our marriage and he sat on my bed. Some young girls were playing the drums and singing in lamentation of my father, who had been killed at the battle of Badr. Then, one of the girls said, “There …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Every just pact from the time of ignorance is not increased by Islam but in strength and affirmation.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2909 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir Zuhrah said, “It is a just pact such as the Hilf al-Fudul, in which they agreed …
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Rafi’ ibn Khadij reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, and they were pollinating and grafting palm trees. The Prophet said, “Perhaps it would be better if you did not do so.” They abandoned the practice, but the trees yielded less fruit. It was mentioned to the Prophet, and he …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, intended to write to the Romans, it was said to him, “Indeed, foreigners will not read a letter unless it has a seal.” The Prophet took silver a ring for himself. I remember it as if I were looking at …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, had your nation not recently left ignorance, I would have had the Ka’bah pulled down and rebuilt to include the portion which had been missing. I would have made it level with the ground, with two doors, one towards the …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to my house when two girls were beside me singing songs of Bu’ath. The Prophet laid down and turned his face to the other side. Then, Abu Bakr came in and spoke to me harshly, saying, “Musical instruments of Satan near the …
Judamah bint Wahb reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I considered forbidding intercourse with a breastfeeding woman, until it occurred to me that the Romans and Persians do that and it does not harm their children.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1442 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ جُدَامَةَ بِنْتِ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The word of wisdom is the lost property of the believer. Wherever he finds it, he is most deserving of it.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2687 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …
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Aisha reported: Abu Bakr came to her on the day of Eid while the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was with her and there were two girls singing songs of the Ansar on the day of Bu’ath. Abu Bakr said twice, “Musical instruments of Satan!” The Prophet said, “Leave them Abu Bakr. Verily, every community has …
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some people grafting trees. The Prophet said, “It would be better if you did not do that.” They abandoned the practice, but there was a decline in the yield. The Prophet passed by again, and he said, “What is wrong with …
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