Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The truly poor man is not the one who goes around people and is dismissed by
Hadith on Miskin: Truly poor rely upon Allah, not begging people Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, among the blessing you will be questioned
Hadith on Gratitude: Allah asks about even the smallest blessings Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the room of Bilal and he found a pile of dates with him. The Prophet said,
Hadith on Tawakkul: Trust in Allah, but do not store to excess Read More »
Aisha reported: The household of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, never ate two meals in a day but that one of them consisted of dates. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
Hadith on Meals: The Prophet ate a portion of dates every day Read More »
Aisha reported: She said to ‘Urwah, “O my nephew, we used to sight three crescent moons in two months without having any fire to cook in the house of the
Hadith on Zuhd: The simple living of the Prophet Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: My mother called me one day while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was seated in our house. She said, “Come here
Hadith on Dishonesty: Beware of telling lies about small things Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to her, “O Aisha, set up a barrier from the Hellfire, even with half of a date
Hadith on Sadaqah: Set up a barrier from Hell with charity Read More »
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Let one of you protect his face from the Hellfire, even with half of a
Hadith on Sadaqah: Guard yourself from Hell, even with small charity Read More »
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah will raise up a date or a morsel in charity, just as one of you
Hadith on Sadaqah: Allah multiplies charity until it is like a mountain Read More »
Aisha reported: We in the household of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to live for a whole month without cooking anything over a fire. We would have
Hadith on Poverty: The Prophet’s family endures hardship, starvation Read More »
Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believer who recites the Quran is that of citron, whose fragrance and taste
Hadith on Company: Parable of Quran reciters, righteous friends Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: We would bring for Zakat al-Fitr a portion of food, or a portion of barley, or a portion of dates, or a portion of cheese, or
Hadith on Ramadan: A portion of food due for Zakat al-Fitr Read More »
Abdullah ibn Ja’far reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, eating fresh dates with cucumbers. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2043 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to
Hadith on Food: The Prophet eats a balanced diet Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most excellent pre-fasting meal of the believer is dates.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2345 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according
Hadith on Suhoor: Best pre-fasting morning meal is dates Read More »
‘Alqamah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not scatter the Quran as if it were dates falling from a tree, nor recite quickly as
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Umar reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, spend the entire day suffering from hunger. The Prophet could not find even the worst dates
Hadith on Hunger: The Prophet suffers from hunger all day Read More »
Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the son of Adam had a valley of date palms, he would wish for another like
Hadith on Greed: Human beings covet for more until death Read More »
Abu Sa’id al-Khadimi reported: A man said to Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, “Indeed, someone has backbitten you!” Hasan sent a dish of sweet dates to the
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Abu ‘Aziz ibn ‘Umayr reported: I was among the prisoners of war on the day of the battle of Badr. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,
Hadith on Captives: The Prophet’s good treatment of prisoners Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the parable of the
Hadith on Faith: Parable of the believer as a piece of gold Read More »