Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will be rulers after me whose malevolence will deceive the people. Whoever affirms their lies and helps their wrongdoing, I disavow myself from him and he is disavowed from me. Whoever does not affirm their lies, nor helps their wrongdoing, I …
Hadith on Tyranny: The Prophet disowns supporters of evil rulers Read More »
Khabbab ibn al-Aratt reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there will be rulers after me, so do not affirm their lies, nor help them in their wrongdoing. Whoever affirms their lies and helps them in their wrongdoing, he will be turned away from me at the Fountain.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn …
Hadith on Hawd: Supporters of tyranny forbidden from the Fountain Read More »
Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Surely, there will be rulers after me who tell lies and commit oppression. Whoever affirms their lies and advises them in their wrongdoing, then he is not part of me and I am not part of him. Whoever does not affirm their …
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the firmest handle of faith is loyalty for the sake of Allah, enmity for the sake of Allah, love for the sake of Allah, and hatred for the sake of Allah.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 11537 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi …
Hadith on Loyalty: Firmest faith is alliance and disavowal for Allah Read More »
Ibrahim ibn Maysarah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever honors a heretical innovator has aided in the destruction of Islam.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 9018 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَن إِبْرَاهِيم بن ميسرَة قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ وَقَّرَ صَاحِبَ بِدْعَةٍ فَقَدْ أَعَانَ …
Hadith on Bid’ah: Warning against glorifying innovators in religion Read More »
‘Amr ibn al-Hamiq reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whenever a man promises safety for another man’s life and then kills him, I disavow myself from him even if the victim was an unbeliever.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 5982 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ …
Hadith on Killing: The Prophet disavows himself from treachery, murder Read More »
‘Imran ibn Husayn reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who reads omens or has them read for him, or who performs soothsaying or has it performed for him, or who practices magic or has it practiced for him.” Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 3578 Grade: …
Hadith on Sihr: Fortunetellers and magicians are not Muslims Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever goes to a fortuneteller and believes in what he says, or approaches his wife for intercourse while she is menstruating, or approaches his wife for intercourse from her backside, he was nothing to do with what has been revealed to …
Hadith on Kahin: Warning against belief in soothsayers or sodomy Read More »
Ruwayfah ibn Thabit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Ruwayfah, perhaps you will live for a long time after me. Tell the people that whoever ties knots in his beard, or hangs a string around his neck, or cleans himself with dung or bones, then Muhammad has disavowed …
Hadith on Amulets: The Prophet prohibits charms and filth Read More »
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who is not merciful to our young, nor respects the rights of our elders, nor enjoins good, nor forbids evil.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1921 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ …
Hadith on Duties: Mercy to children, respect to elders Read More »
Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Aisha, “O Aisha! Verily, those who divided their religion and became sects (6:159), they are the people of innovations and whims. They will not repent. I disavow them and they disavow me.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Ṣaghīr 561 Grade: Jayyid (very …
Hadith on Whims: The Prophet disavows people of whims, heresies Read More »
Abu Ayyub reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three nights, such that they meet each other and turn away. The better of the two is the one who initiates the greeting of peace.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ …
Hadith on Salaam: Better of them initiates greeting of peace Read More »
‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not part of my nation who does not honor our elders, nor has mercy on our young ones, nor acknowledges the rights of our scholars.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 22755 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn Kathir عَنْ عُبَادَةَ …
Hadith on Ummah: No true Muslim violates their rights Read More »
Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, rulers will come after me and whoever enters their audience, affirms their lies, and supports their oppression, they are not part of me and I am not part of them. They will have no presence at the Fountain. Whoever …
Hadith on Hawd: Oppressors will not meet at the Fountain Read More »
Ubaid ibn Umair reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, supplicated after bowing in prayer and he said, “O Allah, forgive the believing men and believing women and the Muslim men and Muslim women, bring their hearts together and reconcile between them, support them against Your enemies and their enemies. O Allah, …
Umar on Qunut: Supplication of Umar during persecution Read More »
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever does not show mercy to our young ones, or acknowledge the rights of our elders, is not one of us.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad 7073 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
Hadith on Manners: Respectful to elders, merciful to children Read More »
Anas ibn Malik reported: Some of the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked the wives of the Prophet about deeds that he performed in private. Some said, “I will not marry women.” And some said, “I will not eat meat.” And some said, “I will never sleep in a bed.” …
Hadith on Balance: Sunnah is moderation in acts of worship Read More »
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever takes up arms against us is not one of us.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6659, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 98 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ …
Hadith on Muslims: Whoever fights us is not one of us Read More »
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever withdraws from lawful obedience to the leader and divides the community and dies in this state, he will have died upon ignorance. Whoever fights under a banner of blindness, raging for the sake of tribalism, or calling to tribalism, or …
Hadith on Tribalism: The Prophet rejects tribalism, terrorism Read More »
Al-Miswar ibn Makhramah reported: During the period of ignorance, Al-Mughirah accompanied some people, killed them, and took their wealth. Then, he later embraced Islam. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “As for your Islam, we have accepted it. As for the property, it is the wealth of treachery and we have no …
Hadith on Treachery: Forbidden to betray, kill peaceful non-Muslims Read More »