Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I have left you upon a clear path, its clarity is the same by night or day. No one deviates from it after me but that he will be ruined.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 44 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ …
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Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not ask about three people: a man who competes for the robe of Allah Almighty, for His robe is grandeur and His garment is might, a man who doubts in the matter of Allah, and one who despairs of …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Cursing a believer is like being on the brink of destruction.” Source: Kashf al-Astār 1914 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِبَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْمُشْرِفِ عَلَى الْهَلَكَةِ 1914 …
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Sa’id ibn Wahb reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “People will continue to be virtuous as long as they take knowledge from the companions of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and their elders. If they take their knowledge from the young, that is when they will be ruined.” …
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Al-Dahhak reported: Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever does not view his speech as part of his deeds and his character as part of his religion, he will be ruined without realizing it.” Source: al-Ṣamt wa Ādāb al-Lisān 560 عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قال مَنْ لَمْ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three deeds are destructive vices: greed that is obeyed, whims that are followed, and everyone impressed by their own opinion.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 3976 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani عن ابْن عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three deeds are salvific virtues and three are destructive vices. As for salvific virtues, they are fear of Allah in public and private, a word of truth in pleasure or displeasure, and moderation in wealth or poverty. As for destructive vices, …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three deeds are destructive vices, three are salvific virtues, three are expiations, and three are a rise in ranks. As for destructive vices, they are greed that is obeyed, whims that are followed, and man being impressed with himself. As for …
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Abu Sufyan reported: A man was absent from his wife for two years and he returned to find her pregnant. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, came and he considered stoning her. Mu’adh said to him, “Even if you have a legal case against her, you have no case against what is in her …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever focuses on only one concern, the afterlife, Allah will be enough for his concerns in the world. Whoever scatters his concerns among the matters of the world, it does not matter to Allah in which valley he meets his …
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Al-Hasan reported: Abu Darda, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Be a scholar, a student, a devotee, or a follower; do not be the fifth type lest you be ruined.” It was said to Al-Hasan, “Who is the fifth type?” Al-Hasan said, “A heretic.” Source: al-Madkhal ilā al-Sunan al-Kubrá 277 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “O my son, beware of being distracted in prayer, for distraction in prayer is a cause of ruin.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 589 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ أَنَس بْن مَالِكٍ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Abu Shurayh al-Khuza’i reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to them one day and he said, “Rejoice! Do you not witness that there is no God but Allah and I am the messenger of Allah?” They said yes. The Prophet said, “Verily, this Quran is a rope. One …
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Mujahid reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O people, beware of gluttony in eating. Verily, it causes laziness in prayer, it harms the body, it contracts disease, and Allah Almighty detests the fatness of a cleric. Rather, you must be moderate in your provisions, for it is closer to righteousness, …
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Al-Bayhaqi reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is enough malevolence against the Muslims that one desires to raise their prices.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 10706 عن البيهقي قال الحسن البصري رحمه الله كَفَى غِشًّا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى غَلَاءَ سِعْرِهِمْ 10706 شعب الإيمان فصل في ترك الاحتكار
Abu Dharr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, you are in a time of many scholars and few preachers. Whoever leaves a tenth of what he knows will be ruined. There will come a time for people of few scholars and many preachers. Whoever adheres to a tenth of what he …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is an angel at a gate among the gates of Paradise, saying: Whoever offers a good loan today will be rewarded tomorrow! And there is an angel at another door, saying: O Allah, give repayment to one who spends …
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Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do you imagine that I will be the last of you to die? No doubt, I will be among the first of you to die and coming after me will be sects that destroy each other.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 16978 …
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Jubayr ibn Mut’am reported: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “Do you not bear witness that there is no God but Allah without any partner, that I am the messenger of Allah, and that the Quran has come from Allah?” We said, “Of course.” The Prophet said, …
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Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Surely, there is no doubt that gold and silver coins destroyed those before you, for they are both causes of your ruin.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 694 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ …
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